{"id":2052,"date":"2015-08-19T00:15:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T16:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:47:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:47:10","slug":"how-to-configure-ftp-server-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/how-to-configure-ftp-server-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure FTP Server in Linux RHEL 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this post i will show how to install Very Secure FTP (Vsftpd) and how to configure ftp server in linux\u00a0Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6). Vsftpd is a GPL licensed FTP <\/a>server for UNIX systems, including Linux. It is secure and extremely fast and it is stable.<\/p>\n

As an example I will install and configure the vsftpd server and will also transfer files from the clients running on the Windows XP command prompt.<\/p>\n

-A linux server with ip address 192.168.1.43 running on RHEL 6 Operating system
\n-A window client with ip address 192.168.1.52 running on Windows XP Pro
\n-RHEL 6 server Running portmap\/rpcbind and xinetd services
\n-Firewall and SElinux should be off on server<\/p>\n

\"how<\/p>\n

How to Install FTP Server in Linux ?<\/h2>\n

1. Install vsftpd, rpcbind and xinetd service using the following command :<\/p>\n

# yum install vsftpd rpcbind xinetd -y\n<\/pre>\n
2. Check vsftpd, xinetd and rpcbind\/portmap exist and installed on the server :<\/p>\n
# rpm -qa vsftpd\nvsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6.i686\n\n# rpm -qa xinetd\nxinetd-2.3.14-29.el6.i686\n\n# rpm -qa rpcbind\nrpcbind-0.2.0-8.el6.i686\n<\/pre>\n
3. Make all these services auto start at boot :<\/p>\n
# chkconfig vsftpd on\n# chkconfig xinetd on\n# chkconfig rpcbind on\n<\/pre>\n
4. Check the xinetd and rpcbind status :<\/p>\n
# service xinetd status\nxinetd (pid  1326) is running...\n\n# service rpcbind status\nrpcbind (pid  1178) is running...\n<\/pre>\n
5. Create the a new user named ftpuser and set password :<\/p>\n
# useradd ftpuser\n# passwd ftpuser\nChanging password for user ftpuser.\nNew password:\nRetype new password:\npasswd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.\n<\/pre>\n
6. Login as ftpuser on other terminal and create a new files named “files”.<\/p>\n
# su - ftpuser\n[ftpuser@rhel6 ~]$ cat > files\nThis is file created on RHEL 6 ftp server\n<\/pre>\n
7. Start the vsftpd service :<\/p>\n
# service vsftpd start\nStarting vsftpd for vsftpd:                                [  OK  ]\n<\/pre>\n
8. Stop the iptables linux firewall and disabled selinux :<\/p>\n
# service ip6tables stop\nip6tables: Flushing firewall rules:                        [  OK  ]\nip6tables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter         [  OK  ]\nip6tables: Unloading modules:                              [  OK  ]\n\n# service iptables stop\niptables: Flushing firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]\niptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter          [  OK  ]\niptables: Unloading modules:                               [  OK  ]\n# setenforce 0\nsetenforce: SELinux is disabled\n<\/pre>\n
How to Configure FTP Server in Linux ?<\/h2>\n
9. It’s good to make backup of your original configuration file.<\/p>\n
[root@rhel6 ~]# cp \/etc\/vsftpd\/vsftpd.conf \/etc\/vsftpd\/vsftpd.conf-bak\n<\/pre>\n
10. login from user account and download the files :<\/p>\n
D:\\>ftp 192.168.1.43\nConnected to 192.168.1.43.\n220 (vsFTPd 2.2.2)\nUser (192.168.1.43:(none)): ftpuser\n331 Please specify the password.\nPassword:\n230 Login successful.\nftp> get files\n200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.\n150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for files (42 bytes).\n226 Transfer complete.\nftp: 42 bytes received in 0.00Seconds 42000.00Kbytes\/sec.\nftp> quit\n221 Goodbye.\n<\/pre>\n
11. Check the contain of downloaded files :<\/p>\n
D:\\>type files\nThis is file created on RHEL 6 ftp server\n<\/pre>\n
12. By default root account is not allowed to login the vsftpd server as it’s exist in \/etc\/vsftpd\/ftpusers.<\/p>\n
D:\\>ftp 192.168.1.43\nConnected to 192.168.1.43.\n220 (vsFTPd 2.2.2)\nUser (192.168.1.43:(none)): root\n530 Permission denied.\nLogin failed.\nftp>\n<\/pre>\n
13. Open \/etc\/vsftpd\/ftpusers file. Remove or comment out the line for user “root” and add “ftpuser” instead. Users whose name are set in this file will not allowed to login from ftp.<\/p>\n
[root@rhel6 ~]# vi \/etc\/vsftpd\/ftpusers\n<\/pre>\n
# Users that are not allowed to login via ftp\n#root\nftpuser\nbin\ndaemon\nadm\nlp\nsync\nshutdown\nhalt\nmail\nnews\nuucp\noperator\ngames\nnobody\n<\/pre>\n
14. Open \/etc\/vsftpd\/user_list file. Remove or comment out entry in \/etc\/vsftpd\/user_list files. Remove or comment out the line for user “root” and add “ftpuser” instead. Users whose names are set in this file are also not allowed to login from ftp even they are not prompt for password.<\/p>\n
# vi \/etc\/vsftpd\/user_list\n<\/pre>\n
# vsftpd userlist\n# If userlist_deny=NO, only allow users in this file\n# If userlist_deny=YES (default), never allow users in this file, and\n# do not even prompt for a password.\n# Note that the default vsftpd pam config also checks \/etc\/vsftpd\/ftpusers\n# for users that are denied.\n#root\nftpuser\nbin\ndaemon\nadm\nlp\nsync\nshutdown\nhalt\nmail\nnews\nuucp\noperator\ngames\nnobody\n<\/pre>\n
15. Root now allowed to access ftp server :<\/p>\n
D:\\>ftp 192.168.1.43\nConnected to 192.168.1.43.\n220 (vsFTPd 2.2.2)\nUser (192.168.1.43:(none)): root\n331 Please specify the password.\nPassword:\n230 Login successful.\nftp> quit\n221 Goodbye.\n<\/pre>\n
16. ftpuser now not allowed to access ftp server :<\/p>\n
D:\\>ftp 192.168.1.43\nConnected to 192.168.1.43.\n220 (vsFTPd 2.2.2)\nUser (192.168.1.43:(none)): ftpuser\n530 Permission denied.\nLogin failed.\nftp>\n<\/pre>\n
17. How to set login banner for ftp server :
\nOpen \/etc\/vsftpd\/vsftpd.conf look for “ftpd_banner” :<\/p>\n
# vi \/etc\/vsftpd\/vsftpd.conf\n<\/pre>\n
Uncomment ftpd_banner and customize the login banner string as below :<\/p>\n
# You may fully customise the login banner string:\nftpd_banner=Welcome to eHowStuff.com RHEL6 FTP server\n#\n<\/pre>\n
18 Restart the ftp service :<\/p>\n
# service vsftpd restart\nShutting down vsftpd:                                      [  OK  ]\nStarting vsftpd for vsftpd:                                [  OK  ]\n<\/pre>\n
19. Try login to ftp server. Check the banner, it will appear before user login as below :<\/p>\n
D:\\>ftp 192.168.1.43\nConnected to 192.168.1.43.\n220 Welcome to eHowStuff.com RHEL6 FTP server\nUser (192.168.1.43:(none)):\n<\/pre>\n
If you encounter any issues on how to configure ftp server in linux, you can put a few questions in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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