Answer by Simon East for Basic Ubuntu FTP Server
The default install of VSFTPD doesn't allow any create/modify changes by default. You need to edit /etc/vsftpd.conf and uncomment the following line...write_enable=YESAnd secondly you need to configure...
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I humbly recommend an FTP server I wrote myself from scratch: JetFTP. It is extremely simple to install and use.Installation:Add my PPA to your software sources and update: sudo apt-add-repository...
View ArticleAnswer by Sajad Bahmani for Basic Ubuntu FTP Server
There are three different ways to set up an ftp server:(1) Anonymous FTP :People can access the server only with the anonymous account and without a password. Of course, the server administrator will...
View ArticleAnswer by Stuart for Basic Ubuntu FTP Server
Do not use ftp, it is an inherently insecure protocol because it sends the username and password in the clear to the server. Implementing sftp is just as easy and you gain a huge advantage in the...
View ArticleAnswer by qbi for Basic Ubuntu FTP Server
I would strongly recommend using vsftpd. It is one of the most secure FTP daemons in Linux. Many others had weaknesses in the past and it seems the FTP is hard to implement in a secure way.vsftpd...
View ArticleAnswer by Ben Williams for Basic Ubuntu FTP Server
In my opinion SFTP is a better way to go. Hey, it's got the word "secure" in the name, it must be better :)SFTP uses ssh to do file transfers (as distinct from FTPS, which is FTP + TLS, basically)....
View ArticleAnswer by Marco Ceppi for Basic Ubuntu FTP Server
I'm going to recommend PureFTPD because it's been the simplest and easiest to use in my opinion. You'll need to install it first: sudo apt-get install pure-ftpd once it's installed it'll start itself...
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I would like to setup a basic FTP server on my Ubuntu Server install. I have been playing with VSFTPD, but am having issues getting the server to allow me to create directories and copy files. I have...
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