Please, some clear explaination of FTP configuration

[HoMyGod]

Hello,

Could anybody explain me, if possible clearly and fully, how I can use FTP (with command line).
- First, I would like to create new accounts for several users and grant them the access to one folder each.
- Second, I need to change the root privileges. I want the root user to be able to access the whole site via FTP.

Thank you,
H.

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

The howto is fairly clear on the basics of console ftp -->

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/FTP-3.html

.

For setting up ftp users see -->

http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/chap29sec295.html

. You would have to create a directory for each user and change owner to that userid and adjust the permissions for group and other. For example :

mkdir /home/ftp/ftpuser1 (if not created with useradd)
chown ftpuser1.ftpuser1 /home/ftp/ftpuser1
chmod 770 /home/ftp/ftpuser1

On the root access - depends on linux distro. You probably have to change the PAM config files in the /etc/pam.d directory.

Regards

 

[HoMyGod]

Ok, thank you. It is working except that I am not able to upload anything in the newly created folder even if I am "chmoding"it 777...

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Oops - forgot to say that you need to allow certain things via the /etc/ftpaccess file . See --> ftp://ftp.wu-ftpd.org/pub/wu-ftpd/upload.configuration.HOWTO .

Regards

 

[HoMyGod]

Sorry again, but I don't have a /etc/ftpaccess file. Is it possible to simply create it, or should I reference it somewhere...? (yes, I am not very experienced with Linux!!)