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Ftp Server

Install

install vsftpd and xinetd

    sudo apt-get install vsftpd
    sudo apt-get install xinetd
    sudo service vsftpd start

Configure

create /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd file, and put config inside

service ftp
{
        disable                 = no
        socket_type             = stream
        wait                    = no
        user                    = root
        server                  = /usr/sbin/vsftpd
        per_source              = 5
        instances               = 200
        no_access               = 10.1.1.10
        banner_fail             = /etc/vsftpd.busy
        log_on_success          += PID HOST DURATION
        log_on_failure          += HOST
}

in the file /etc/vsftpd.conf, change config,

    listen=NO
    write_enable=YES
    #anonymous_enable=YES

stop vsftpd and restart xinetd, and test it

sudo service vsftpd stop
sudo service xinetd restart
netstat -ant | grep 21

config ftp file location

sudo mkdir /home/sammy/ftp/files
sudo chown sammy:sammy /home/sammy/ftp/files

Reference

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-vsftpd-for-a-user-s-directory-on-ubuntu-16-04#step-3-—-preparing-the-user-directory

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