Re: How do I update the plug-ins in WordPress? Followed wiki.debian.org/WordPress. Says I need ftp server.

[Nate Homier]

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 8:44 AM, tv.deb...@googlemail.com
 wrote:
> On 10/12/2016 23:59, Nate Homier wrote:
>>
>> Debian 8 server.  all updates applied.
>>
>> Followed carefully the wiki.debian.org/WordPress instructions. Now
>> WordPress says askimet plugin needs to be updated, but that ftp fails.  I
>> can't update plugin without having a ftp server apparently.  Otherwise
>> WordPress works great.  how do I update the plugins.  wouldn't it be
>> dangerous to have an ftp server?  Or is there some instructions out there
>> for setting up a secure ftp server that works with WordPress.  I have no
>> experience with ftp servers.
>>
>
> Hi, if you don't want to setup ftp access and give write access to wordpress
> to enable automatic updates, you can always drop the updated uncompressed
> package in your wp-content/plugins/ folder to replace the outdated one.
>
> Run "dpkg-reconfigure wordpress" afterward to restore links.
>
> Akismet being shipped with Wordpress in Debian you will find it in:
>
> /usr/share/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/
>
> and linked to in /var/lib/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ .
>
> For user installed plugins the other way round is usually the norm, but some
> plugins support symlinks better than others so if you run into problems try
> both ways around.
>
> Hope it helps.
>
It was too much work.  I decided to pay wordpress.com to do it.  I did
get to the point where I could get Wordpress to use SSH to update the
plugins or maybe sftps or something.  Too much work.  Easier to go
through wordpress.com and cough up the money.  Thanks to all who
helped.

Re: How do I update the plug-ins in WordPress? Followed wiki.debian.org/WordPress. Says I need ftp server.

[tv.deb...@googlemail.com]

On 10/12/2016 23:59, Nate Homier wrote:

Debian 8 server.  all updates applied.

Followed carefully the wiki.debian.org/WordPress instructions. Now
WordPress says askimet plugin needs to be updated, but that ftp fails.  I
can't update plugin without having a ftp server apparently.  Otherwise
WordPress works great.  how do I update the plugins.  wouldn't it be
dangerous to have an ftp server?  Or is there some instructions out there
for setting up a secure ftp server that works with WordPress.  I have no
experience with ftp servers.



Hi, if you don't want to setup ftp access and give write access to 
wordpress to enable automatic updates, you can always drop the updated 
uncompressed package in your wp-content/plugins/ folder to replace the 
outdated one.


Run "dpkg-reconfigure wordpress" afterward to restore links.

Akismet being shipped with Wordpress in Debian you will find it in:

/usr/share/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/

and linked to in /var/lib/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ .

For user installed plugins the other way round is usually the norm, but 
some plugins support symlinks better than others so if you run into 
problems try both ways around.


Hope it helps.

How do I update the plug-ins in WordPress? Followed wiki.debian.org/WordPress. Says I need ftp server.

[Nate Homier]

Debian 8 server.  all updates applied.

Followed carefully the wiki.debian.org/WordPress instructions. Now
WordPress says askimet plugin needs to be updated, but that ftp fails.  I
can't update plugin without having a ftp server apparently.  Otherwise
WordPress works great.  how do I update the plugins.  wouldn't it be
dangerous to have an ftp server?  Or is there some instructions out there
for setting up a secure ftp server that works with WordPress.  I have no
experience with ftp servers.

Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Jonathan Dowland]

On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 07:16:39PM -0500, Steve Matzura wrote:
> Sounds a good plan, except everything available for download is on
> remote shared places.

You should be able to mount or bind-mount those into the /pub* area.

Last time I ran something like this I used vsftpd which was pretty good,
but I'd be hesitant to run an FTP server again myself.

Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Daniel Bareiro]

I'm sorry. It seems that I replied to this mail privately.

On 04/01/16 08:27, Daniel Bareiro wrote:
> Hi, Steve.
> 
> Happy New Year! (and to all members of the list!)
> 
> On 31/12/15 21:16, Steve Matzura wrote:
> 
>> Yes, very helpful. I'll look at mount options.
>>
>> Here's what I did on the old Windows server:
>>
>> Each user had their own login.
>>
>> All logins sent to the same read-only area, with one subdirectory in
>> which all users could write. I know how to set that all up with
>> regular FTP servers like ProFTPD.
>>
>> Other subdirectories were symbolically linked to the user login
>> directory. Sounds like mounting these remote shares at, or as, mount
>> points in the user login directory would be the proper thing to do,
>> yes? Then ssh for FTP would work just fine.
> 
> At this moment I do not remember why I had used the technique of
> mounting using "bind" instead of using symbolic links. I think I had
> tested the use of symbolic links and it does not worked.
> 
> In any case, this mounting technique using "bind" can be use with both
> SFTP and FTP servers (both chrooted).
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Daniel




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Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Steve Matzura]

On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:33:44 -0500 (EST), Jude wrote:

>If I were setting up an ftp server, I would create a /pub directory in 
>/home and would also create a /home/pub/incoming directory then lock any 
>guest into the /home/pub and /home/pub/incoming directories.  The 
>/home/pub directory would be where I'd put files available for download 
>and the /home/pub/incoming/ directory is where guests could upload files 
>if they wanted to do so.  You'll find that setup on many professional 
>ftp servers that have been on the internet for many years by now.

Sounds a good plan, except everything available for download is on
remote shared places.

Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Steve Matzura]

Yes, very helpful. I'll look at mount options.

Here's what I did on the old Windows server:

Each user had their own login.

All logins sent to the same read-only area, with one subdirectory in
which all users could write. I know how to set that all up with
regular FTP servers like ProFTPD.

Other subdirectories were symbolically linked to the user login
directory. Sounds like mounting these remote shares at, or as, mount
points in the user login directory would be the proper thing to do,
yes? Then ssh for FTP would work just fine.

On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:19:05 -0300, you wrote:

>Hi, Steve.
>
>On 31/12/15 14:07, Steve Matzura wrote:
>
>> That locks the user in their home directory, but I have to give them
>> access to other things outside that directory, just not let them go
>> walking around and get into any other directory on the system. That's
>> why I was thinking of VSFTP, which locks the user into their home
>> directory, doesn't use ssh, uses TLS or something else, and lets the
>> administrator define a list of places where the user can go.
>
>If the user has to access different directories trees, then maybe you
>could use the "bind" mount option for that from a single path the user
>can access to paths that are not included each other.
>
>I hope this is useful.
>
>Best regards,
>Daniel

Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Jude DaShiell]

If I were setting up an ftp server, I would create a /pub directory in 
/home and would also create a /home/pub/incoming directory then lock any 
guest into the /home/pub and /home/pub/incoming directories.  The 
/home/pub directory would be where I'd put files available for download 
and the /home/pub/incoming/ directory is where guests could upload files 
if they wanted to do so.  You'll find that setup on many professional 
ftp servers that have been on the internet for many years by now.


On Thu, 31 Dec 2015, Nicolas George wrote:


Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:45:49
From: Nicolas George 
Reply-To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
To: Steve Matzura 
Cc: debian 
Subject: Re: Recommendation for FTP server

Le primidi 11 niv?se, an CCXXIV, Steve Matzura a ?crit :

That locks the user in their home directory


That locks the user in any directory of your choosing. Choosing the home
directory is the most common case, and therefore the one you find explained,
but not the only option.

Regards,




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Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Jude DaShiell]

Look in the /etc/ssh/ directory or /etc/default/ subdirectory those 
configuration files likely will be in one of those two locations. On Thu, 
31 Dec 2015, Steve Matzura wrote:



Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:32:34
From: Steve Matzura 
To: debian 
Subject: Recommendation for FTP server
Resent-Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:32:51 + (UTC)
Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org

ProFTPD? VSFTP? Something else? I'm needing a secure connection,
non-SSH, because a lot of ssh built into FTP clients let you go
wandering around outside your home area, unless there's a way to
protect against that in the ssh configuration file, which I did look
for but have not found. My FTP server must also be able to access
network shares--a NAS box and some shared content on a Windows drive.

TIA




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Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Nicolas George]

Le primidi 11 nivôse, an CCXXIV, Steve Matzura a écrit :
> That locks the user in their home directory

That locks the user in any directory of your choosing. Choosing the home
directory is the most common case, and therefore the one you find explained,
but not the only option.

Regards,

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Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Daniel Bareiro]

Hi, Steve.

On 31/12/15 14:07, Steve Matzura wrote:

> That locks the user in their home directory, but I have to give them
> access to other things outside that directory, just not let them go
> walking around and get into any other directory on the system. That's
> why I was thinking of VSFTP, which locks the user into their home
> directory, doesn't use ssh, uses TLS or something else, and lets the
> administrator define a list of places where the user can go.

If the user has to access different directories trees, then maybe you
could use the "bind" mount option for that from a single path the user
can access to paths that are not included each other.

I hope this is useful.

Best regards,
Daniel



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Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:32:34 -0500
Steve Matzura  wrote:

>ProFTPD? VSFTP? Something else? I'm needing a secure connection,
>non-SSH, because a lot of ssh built into FTP clients let you go
>wandering around outside your home area, unless there's a way to
>protect against that in the ssh configuration file, which I did look
>for but have not found. My FTP server must also be able to access
>network shares--a NAS box and some shared content on a Windows drive.
>
>TIA
>

I use ProFTPD on my home server, it is easy to set up and use. I do not
allow access in from the outside, so it easy to secure on my end. It
does work to update my wordpress websites from home, though.

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Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Steve Matzura]

On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:37:09 +0100, you wrote:

>Le primidi 11 nivôse, an CCXXIV, Steve Matzura a écrit :
>> ProFTPD? VSFTP? Something else? I'm needing a secure connection,
>> non-SSH, because a lot of ssh built into FTP clients let you go
>> wandering around outside your home area,
>
>Never rely on client restrictions for security.

Surely not.

>> unless there's a way to
>> protect against that in the ssh configuration file, which I did look
>> for but have not found.
>
>Search for "chroot" in sshd_config(5). Also, search the web for "chroot
>sftp".

That locks the user in their home directory, but I have to give them
access to other things outside that directory, just not let them go
walking around and get into any other directory on the system. That's
why I was thinking of VSFTP, which locks the user into their home
directory, doesn't use ssh, uses TLS or something else, and lets the
administrator define a list of places where the user can go.

Re: Recommendation for FTP server

[Nicolas George]

Le primidi 11 nivôse, an CCXXIV, Steve Matzura a écrit :
> ProFTPD? VSFTP? Something else? I'm needing a secure connection,
> non-SSH, because a lot of ssh built into FTP clients let you go
> wandering around outside your home area,

Never rely on client restrictions for security.

>  unless there's a way to
> protect against that in the ssh configuration file, which I did look
> for but have not found.

Search for "chroot" in sshd_config(5). Also, search the web for "chroot
sftp".

Regards,

-- 
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Recommendation for FTP server

[Steve Matzura]

ProFTPD? VSFTP? Something else? I'm needing a secure connection,
non-SSH, because a lot of ssh built into FTP clients let you go
wandering around outside your home area, unless there's a way to
protect against that in the ssh configuration file, which I did look
for but have not found. My FTP server must also be able to access
network shares--a NAS box and some shared content on a Windows drive.

TIA

Re: Debian testing my ftp server problem

[Camaleón]

On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:27:41 -0500, Johnny wrote:

> Camaleón wrote:

(...)
 
>> Hum... can you access/login ftp locally, I mean, from the same computer
>> where you run vsftpd?
>>
> Yes i can connect, know problem there

So FTP server is up and responding okay (at least to queries from 
localhost or the local interface).

But it seems that you can't even ping that box, sir... You have to 
resolve that first.

Tell us about your network setup, is there any firewall/filter or 
something in between the two involved boxes?

Greetings,

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Re: Debian testing my ftp server problem

[Johnny]

Bob Proulx wrote:

Johnny wrote:
   

 inet 192.168.1.102/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global eth0
default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.102
 

Looks okay.  Those were the lines from the output with the information
I cared about.  It has 192.168.1.102 address and the route looks
normal going to the local subnet.

But that was only one of the two.  How about the other machine?  The
above is only half of the information.

   

Both of these are debian testing
Computer  1 192.168.1.102
Computer 2  192.168.1.101

Withe Debian squeeze computer I can fp to 192.168.1.101 or
192.168.1.102 with no problem
 

You have a 3rd computer available running Squeeze.  Okay.  That wasn't
clear in your earlier email.

Also a possibility is that you have a firewall blocking the connection.

Camaleón asked if you can ping the machine.  Did you have an answer to
that question?

Bob
   

johnny@xx:~$ ping 192.168.1.101
PING 192.168.1.101 (192.168.1.101) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=7 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=8 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=9 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=10 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=11 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=12 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=13 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=14 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.102 icmp_seq=15 Destination Host Unreachable


Johnny


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Re: Debian testing my ftp server problem

[Bob Proulx]

Johnny wrote:
> inet 192.168.1.102/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global eth0
> default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0
> 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.102

Looks okay.  Those were the lines from the output with the information
I cared about.  It has 192.168.1.102 address and the route looks
normal going to the local subnet.

But that was only one of the two.  How about the other machine?  The
above is only half of the information.

> Both of these are debian testing
> Computer  1 192.168.1.102
> Computer 2  192.168.1.101
> 
> Withe Debian squeeze computer I can fp to 192.168.1.101 or
> 192.168.1.102 with no problem

You have a 3rd computer available running Squeeze.  Okay.  That wasn't
clear in your earlier email.

Also a possibility is that you have a firewall blocking the connection.

Camaleón asked if you can ping the machine.  Did you have an answer to
that question?

Bob


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Re: Debian testing my ftp server problem

[Johnny]

Bob Proulx wrote:

ip addr show
   

johnny@xx:~$ ip addr show
1: lo:  mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
   valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0:  mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast 
state UNKNOWN qlen 1000

link/ether aa:00:04:00:0a:04 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 192.168.1.102/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global eth0
inet6 fe80::2c0:26ff:fe7d:8eca/64 scope link
   valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

ip route show


johnny@xx:~$ ip route show
default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.102

Both of these are debian testing
Computer  1 192.168.1.102
Computer 2  192.168.1.101

Withe Debian squeeze computer I can fp to 192.168.1.101 or 192.168.1.102 
with no problem



Johnny




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Re: Debian testing my ftp server problem

[Bob Proulx]

Johnny wrote:
> johnny@xx:~$ ftp 192.168.1.101
> ftp: connect: No route to host
> 
> I do have squeeze installed on another computer I can connect to one
> of my computers with no problem. But I can not connect with Debian
> Testing.
> 
> What do I need to do to fix this.

No route to host is a network level issue outside of ftp.  To be clear
it has nothing to do with ftp.

Are both hosts using the same network subnet?  For example, if one is
using 192.168.1.* and other is using 192.168.2.* then they will not be
able to communicate because they will be using different subnets.  In
that case you would get "No route to host" exactly as you have posted.

Without showing us more information about your systems it is
impossible for us to help you further.  The output of the following
commands on each machine would be useful.

  $ ip addr show

  $ ip route show

Bob


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Re: Debian testing my ftp server problem

[Johnny]

Camaleón wrote:

On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:01:37 -0500, Johnny wrote:

   

I have 2 computers that have Debian testing installed on them and using
vsftpd as my ftp server just to transfer files some from computer to
computer.
 

> From linux to linux? Have you considered in using "sftp" instead for that
task? :-?

   

They were working at one point now I am having problem connecting to my
ftp server. This is what I get when trying to connect

johnny@xx:~$ ftp 192.168.1.101
ftp: connect: No route to host
 

Hum... can you access/login ftp locally, I mean, from the same computer
where you run vsftpd?
   

Yes i can connect, know problem there

Johnny




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Re: Debian testing my ftp server problem

[Camaleón]

On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:01:37 -0500, Johnny wrote:

> I have 2 computers that have Debian testing installed on them and using
> vsftpd as my ftp server just to transfer files some from computer to
> computer.  

>From linux to linux? Have you considered in using "sftp" instead for that 
task? :-?

> They were working at one point now I am having problem connecting to my
> ftp server. This is what I get when trying to connect
> 
> johnny@xx:~$ ftp 192.168.1.101
> ftp: connect: No route to host

Hum... can you access/login ftp locally, I mean, from the same computer 
where you run vsftpd?

"No route to host" may indicate an underlying networking problem, can you 
even ping that machine?

> I do have squeeze installed on another computer I can connect to one of
> my computers with no problem. But I can not connect with Debian Testing.
> 
> What do I need to do to fix this.

I would also take a look into vsftpd log, just in case.

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Debian testing my ftp server problem

[Johnny]

I have 2 computers that have Debian testing installed on them and using 
vsftpd as my ftp server just to transfer files some from computer to 
computer.  They were working at one point now I am having problem 
connecting to my ftp server. This is what I get when trying to connect


johnny@xx:~$ ftp 192.168.1.101
ftp: connect: No route to host
ftp>

I do have squeeze installed on another computer I can connect to one of 
my computers with no problem. But I can not connect with Debian Testing.


What do I need to do to fix this.


Johnny


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Re: GDM3 login screen user list, was Re: Setting up FTP server with specific username and password - SOLVED

[Dejan Ribič]

Dne 21.7.2011 0:33, piše Rob Owens:

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:22:24AM +0200, Dejan Ribič wrote:

   I would like to thank everybody for their help, my FTP is up and
running. After reviewing a few differentFTP servers, I decided on
Proftpd-basic, which with gadmin-proftpd was easy to set-up just the
way I wanted.
   I restricted, jadjada user to directory /home/pijanc/tomato , I've
also created a few other users with similar folders under
/home/pijanc/  , and the best thing I don't have those
username under login gdm3, which is nice, because then gdm3 layout
would be bloated and I set their shells to /dev/null , which as i
understand it correctly means that they can't use things like ssh or
am I mistaken?


FYI, you can also "unbloat" the gdm3 login screen by putting this in
/etc/gdm3/daemon.conf:

[greeter]
Exclude = someuser1,someuser2

I believe you can also specify "Include", but I haven't tested it.

-Rob



Hi,

   I remember trying that on my Ubuntu machine and I remember it didn't 
work.


Cheers,

Dejan


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GDM3 login screen user list, was Re: Setting up FTP server with specific username and password - SOLVED

[Rob Owens]

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:22:24AM +0200, Dejan Ribič wrote:
> 
>   I would like to thank everybody for their help, my FTP is up and
> running. After reviewing a few differentFTP servers, I decided on
> Proftpd-basic, which with gadmin-proftpd was easy to set-up just the
> way I wanted.
>   I restricted, jadjada user to directory /home/pijanc/tomato , I've
> also created a few other users with similar folders under
> /home/pijanc/ , and the best thing I don't have those
> username under login gdm3, which is nice, because then gdm3 layout
> would be bloated and I set their shells to /dev/null , which as i
> understand it correctly means that they can't use things like ssh or
> am I mistaken?
> 
FYI, you can also "unbloat" the gdm3 login screen by putting this in
/etc/gdm3/daemon.conf:

[greeter]
Exclude = someuser1,someuser2

I believe you can also specify "Include", but I haven't tested it.

-Rob


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Re: Setting up FTP server with specific username and password - SOLVED

[Dejan Ribič]

S, Robert Blair Mason Jr. piše:

On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:19:15 +0100
Alan Chandler  wrote:


On 20/07/11 13:22, Dejan Ribič wrote:

Hi,

I am trying to set up a FTP server, with specific username and
password, because i have a router backup set up, to backup every
hour now on Windows 7 I have FTP Server set-up like this:
username: jadjada
password: supersecret
(btw: the user/pass above are made up, and should be used just as an
example)
Now I'd ilke the same set-up on my debian squeeze, and if possible
the upload folder to be /home/pijanc/tomato.
pijanc is my username on debian.

Cheers,

Dejan



Hijacking another thread will make it difficult for others to notice
and reply to you.

There are a range of ftp server packages in Debian you can use.  I
don't use one myself, so can't provide any specific recommendation.
However...

...Start Aptitude, and then search for the virtual package
ftp-server. This lists a range of packages.  Check each one's
description and follow links to related web sites and see if that
helps you choose.


I would recommend vsftpd.  It's fast, secure, supports encryption, and
has a very simple (option=value) configuration file format.

First off, you would need to add a user 'jadjada' with password
'supersecret' to your debian system.

Next, by default each user sees the entire filesystem when they are
in the FTP client - they just start in their home directory.  They only
run into a wall when they try to enter a directory they are not allowed
to traverse or when they try to read to/write to a file they do not have
permissions to do so.

However, if you want only a small portion of the filesystem to be
visible to the user, you are able to put certain users in a chroot
jail.  What this means is that the end user sees a certain folder (such
as /home/pijanc/tomato) as the root / of the filesystem.  So what a
user in FTP sees as /foo/bar is actually /home/pijanc/tomato/foo/bar.

This is a good way to go for anonymous users or for users whom you don't
completely trust.  However, if it's just you or somebody you know
personally it's overkill as long as you haven't done anything
completely stupid with file permissions.

Going back to vsftpd- its configuration file is /etc/vsftpd.conf .  The
version installed by debian is loaded with comments and some basic
values that should make a sane default installation and easy editing of
some basic parameters.  If you need anything more complex, just ask or
google.  The manpage (to see type 'man vsftpd.conf') is a pretty good
reference for individual commands if you are unsure of what a
particular line in the configuration file does.

This is as I understand it; however, I am NOT a guru and if I have
included any misconceptions or false information in here I hope someone
else will correct me :D

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Hi,

  I would like to thank everybody for their help, my FTP is up and 
running. After reviewing a few differentFTP servers, I decided on 
Proftpd-basic, which with gadmin-proftpd was easy to set-up just the way 
I wanted.
  I restricted, jadjada user to directory /home/pijanc/tomato , I've 
also created a few other users with similar folders under 
/home/pijanc/ , and the best thing I don't have those username 
under login gdm3, which is nice, because then gdm3 layout would be 
bloated and I set their shells to /dev/null , which as i understand it 
correctly means that they can't use things like ssh or am I mistaken?


Cheers,

Dejan

P.S.: Sorry about hijacking the thread, it was a mistake won't happen again

Re: Setting up FTP server with specific username and password

[Robert Blair Mason Jr.]

On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:19:15 +0100
Alan Chandler  wrote:

> On 20/07/11 13:22, Dejan Ribič wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to set up a FTP server, with specific username and
> > password, because i have a router backup set up, to backup every
> > hour now on Windows 7 I have FTP Server set-up like this:
> > username: jadjada
> > password: supersecret
> > (btw: the user/pass above are made up, and should be used just as an
> > example)
> > Now I'd ilke the same set-up on my debian squeeze, and if possible
> > the upload folder to be /home/pijanc/tomato.
> > pijanc is my username on debian.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Dejan
> >
> >
> 
> Hijacking another thread will make it difficult for others to notice
> and reply to you.
> 
> There are a range of ftp server packages in Debian you can use.  I
> don't use one myself, so can't provide any specific recommendation.
> However...
> 
> ...Start Aptitude, and then search for the virtual package
> ftp-server. This lists a range of packages.  Check each one's
> description and follow links to related web sites and see if that
> helps you choose.
> 

I would recommend vsftpd.  It's fast, secure, supports encryption, and
has a very simple (option=value) configuration file format.

First off, you would need to add a user 'jadjada' with password
'supersecret' to your debian system.

Next, by default each user sees the entire filesystem when they are
in the FTP client - they just start in their home directory.  They only
run into a wall when they try to enter a directory they are not allowed
to traverse or when they try to read to/write to a file they do not have
permissions to do so.

However, if you want only a small portion of the filesystem to be
visible to the user, you are able to put certain users in a chroot
jail.  What this means is that the end user sees a certain folder (such
as /home/pijanc/tomato) as the root / of the filesystem.  So what a
user in FTP sees as /foo/bar is actually /home/pijanc/tomato/foo/bar.

This is a good way to go for anonymous users or for users whom you don't
completely trust.  However, if it's just you or somebody you know
personally it's overkill as long as you haven't done anything
completely stupid with file permissions.

Going back to vsftpd- its configuration file is /etc/vsftpd.conf .  The
version installed by debian is loaded with comments and some basic
values that should make a sane default installation and easy editing of
some basic parameters.  If you need anything more complex, just ask or
google.  The manpage (to see type 'man vsftpd.conf') is a pretty good
reference for individual commands if you are unsure of what a
particular line in the configuration file does.

This is as I understand it; however, I am NOT a guru and if I have
included any misconceptions or false information in here I hope someone
else will correct me :D

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Re: Setting up FTP server with specific username and password

[Alan Chandler]

On 20/07/11 13:22, Dejan Ribič wrote:

Hi,

I am trying to set up a FTP server, with specific username and password,
because i have a router backup set up, to backup every hour now on
Windows 7 I have FTP Server set-up like this:
username: jadjada
password: supersecret
(btw: the user/pass above are made up, and should be used just as an
example)
Now I'd ilke the same set-up on my debian squeeze, and if possible the
upload folder to be /home/pijanc/tomato.
pijanc is my username on debian.

Cheers,

Dejan




Hijacking another thread will make it difficult for others to notice and 
reply to you.


There are a range of ftp server packages in Debian you can use.  I don't 
use one myself, so can't provide any specific recommendation.  However...


...Start Aptitude, and then search for the virtual package ftp-server. 
This lists a range of packages.  Check each one's description and follow 
links to related web sites and see if that helps you choose.




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Setting up FTP server with specific username and password on Debian Squeeze

[Dejan Ribič]

Hi,

 I am trying to set up a FTP server, with specific username and 
password, because i have a router backup set up, to backup every hour 
now on Windows 7 I have FTP Server set-up like this:

username: jadjada
password: supersecret
(btw: the user/pass above are made up, and should be used just as an 
example)
Now I'd ilke the same set-up on my debian squeeze, and if possible the 
upload folder to be /home/pijanc/tomato.

pijanc is my username on debian.

Cheers,

Dejan

P.S.: I am sorry, if this is double posting, but I just realyzed that 
the first message was accedently sent as a reply to another message or 
so my Icedove tells me, so I am resending it. This time I made sure it 
was composed as a new mail.



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Setting up FTP server with specific username and password

[Dejan Ribič]

Hi,

 I am trying to set up a FTP server, with specific username and 
password, because i have a router backup set up, to backup every hour 
now on Windows 7 I have FTP Server set-up like this:

username: jadjada
password: supersecret
(btw: the user/pass above are made up, and should be used just as an 
example)
Now I'd ilke the same set-up on my debian squeeze, and if possible the 
upload folder to be /home/pijanc/tomato.

pijanc is my username on debian.

Cheers,

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Re: What is the most secure FTP server?

[Camaleón]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:56:40 +, Chris Davies wrote:

> Camaleón  wrote:
>> In brief, for:
>> - Server managing purposes (SSH)
>> - File transfers for system users with shell access (SFTP) 
>> - Remote/external file transfers with no shell access (FTPS)
> 
> Also file transfers for system users, without shell access (SFTP). There
> is a surprising amount of flexibility available in the configuration; I
> suggest you might like to re-read sshd_config and in particular uses of
> "internal-sftp".

Sure, there are many variations that you can apply for each of those 
options. Note the "in brief" I added, I was trying to give a "big 
picture" of all the possibilities without entering into the specifics, 
that's up to the user and his requirements.

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Vsftpd and TLS (was: What is the most secure FTP server?)

[Camaleón]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:50:16 -0500, Robert Blair Mason Jr. wrote:

> Quick question for those of us running anonymous ftp: Is it possible to
> configure vsftpd to allow unencrypted anonymous sessions, but require
> encryption for all user sessions?  I've looked at the configuration but
> all of the encryption settings seem to be global (no configuration on a
> per-user/group basis).

I've not tested, but the involved variables should be:

# to globally enable SSL (if client request it)
ssl_enable=YES

# this is the default value if not set
force_local_data_ssl=YES

# this is the deafult value if not set
force_local_logins_ssl=YES

# this is the default value if not set
allow_anon_ssl=NO

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Re: What is the most secure FTP server?

[Chris Davies]

Camaleón  wrote:
> In brief, for:
> - Server managing purposes (SSH)
> - File transfers for system users with shell access (SFTP)
> - Remote/external file transfers with no shell access (FTPS)

Also file transfers for system users, without shell access (SFTP). There
is a surprising amount of flexibility available in the configuration;
I suggest you might like to re-read sshd_config and in particular uses
of "internal-sftp".

Regards,
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Re: What is the most secure FTP server?

[Robert Blair Mason Jr.]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:20:26 -0500
shawn wilson  wrote:

> On Mar 10, 2011 12:27 PM,  wrote:
> >
> > Hello Jason,
> >
> > From:   Jason Hsu 
> > Date:   Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:56:32 -0600
> > > What is your favorite alternative and why?  Implicit FTPS?  SFTP?  FTP
> over SSH?  Or something else?
> >
> > Another possibility is to firewall your LAN and use an ftp
> > with satisfactory features.  You will find that plain FTP
> > and telnet are faster than any SSH.  Significant if you use
> > the connections several times a day.  Of course, if the
> > connection is rarely used, responsiveness is no concern.
> >
> >
> 
> Ok, my gut tells me that plain text protocols might be faster than encrypted
> ones. However, I have no data to back this up and have never noticed
> 'significant' differences between rsync and rsync+ssh. Do you have this
> benchmark or are you just going by gut reaction too?

Quick question for those of us running anonymous ftp:
Is it possible to configure vsftpd to allow unencrypted anonymous sessions, but 
require encryption for all user sessions?  I've looked at the configuration but 
all of the encryption settings seem to be global (no configuration on a 
per-user/group basis).

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Re (2): What is the most secure FTP server?

[peasthope]

From:   shawn wilson 
Date:   Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:20:26 -0500
> Ok, my gut tells me that plain text protocols might be faster than encrypted
> ones. However, I have no data to back this up and have never noticed
> 'significant' differences between rsync and rsync+ssh. Do you have this
> benchmark or are you just going by gut reaction too?

Referring to http://142.103.107.138/NetworksPage.html , Dalton is an 
IBM NetVista 6578-RAU and Cantor is generic PC labeled CE'96[sic].

Desktops.OpenDoc telnet://peter@dalton.invalid/ on Cantor opens to the 
prompt in about 4 s, depending on what Dalton is doing.  

Desktops.OpenDoc ssh://peter@dalton.invalid/ on Cantor opens to the
prompt in about 15 s.  

What are the timings in your network?

This argument is similar to the one about electronic submission to the IRS.
Someone is bound to pipe up that the Deep Blue workstation in his study 
opens SSH to the Tianhe-1 in his basement in 17 ms.  Therefore everyone 
should always use an encrypted protocol rather than FTP or telnet.  My 
reply was simply a possibility for Jason to consider.

And of course, instinct & taste usually trump reason.

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Re: What is the most secure FTP server?

[shawn wilson]

On Mar 10, 2011 12:27 PM,  wrote:
>
> Hello Jason,
>
> From:   Jason Hsu 
> Date:   Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:56:32 -0600
> > What is your favorite alternative and why?  Implicit FTPS?  SFTP?  FTP
over SSH?  Or something else?
>
> Another possibility is to firewall your LAN and use an ftp
> with satisfactory features.  You will find that plain FTP
> and telnet are faster than any SSH.  Significant if you use
> the connections several times a day.  Of course, if the
> connection is rarely used, responsiveness is no concern.
>
>

Ok, my gut tells me that plain text protocols might be faster than encrypted
ones. However, I have no data to back this up and have never noticed
'significant' differences between rsync and rsync+ssh. Do you have this
benchmark or are you just going by gut reaction too?

Re: What is the most secure FTP server?

[peasthope]

Hello Jason,

From:   Jason Hsu 
Date:   Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:56:32 -0600
> What is your favorite alternative and why?  Implicit FTPS?  SFTP?  FTP over 
> SSH?  Or something else?

Another possibility is to firewall your LAN and use an ftp 
with satisfactory features.  You will find that plain FTP 
and telnet are faster than any SSH.  Significant if you use 
the connections several times a day.  Of course, if the 
connection is rarely used, responsiveness is no concern.

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Re: What is the most secure FTP server?

[Volkan YAZICI]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:56:32 -0600, Jason Hsu writes:
> I understand that regular FTP has inferior security due to the lack of
> encryption. So I'm looking for an alternative to use on my home
> server.
>
> What is your favorite alternative and why? Implicit FTPS? SFTP? FTP
> over SSH? Or something else?

vsftpd is just rocking, but if I were you, I'd stick with OpenSSH. I'd
create an "sftp" group for just FTP users, and jail SSH connections
coming from users in "sftp" group into their home directory. (See
here[1] for details.)


Regards.

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Re: What is the most secure FTP server?

[shawn wilson]

my favorite alternative to ftp? YES! all, everything, anything. hell,
dropbox is better than ftp.

but, just fire up your ssh server and out of the box, you've got tons of
features - including file transfer.

here's another suggestion: don't, under any circumstances, ever use ftp. for
clients on non-unix boxes, look at winscp or cyberduck.

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Jason Hsu  wrote:

> I understand that regular FTP has inferior security due to the lack of
> encryption.  So I'm looking for an alternative to use on my home server.
>
> What is your favorite alternative and why?  Implicit FTPS?  SFTP?  FTP over
> SSH?  Or something else?
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Re: What is the most secure FTP server?

[Camaleón]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:56:32 -0600, Jason Hsu wrote:

> I understand that regular FTP has inferior security due to the lack of
> encryption.  So I'm looking for an alternative to use on my home server.

An alternative to FTP can be SSH. But you can still secure your FTP 
server by adding TLS (most of the major FTP packages provide that 
functionality). I personally like Vsftp.
 
> What is your favorite alternative and why?  Implicit FTPS?  SFTP?  FTP
> over SSH?  Or something else?

That depends... SSH is very powerful for admins (with full login 
capabilities or for system users with shell access) but to allow external/
remote users to just upload some files "securely" you can use FTPS.

In brief, for:

- Server managing purposes (SSH)
- File transfers for system users with shell access (SFTP)
- Remote/external file transfers with no shell access (FTPS)

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What is the most secure FTP server?

[Jason Hsu]

I understand that regular FTP has inferior security due to the lack of 
encryption.  So I'm looking for an alternative to use on my home server.

What is your favorite alternative and why?  Implicit FTPS?  SFTP?  FTP over 
SSH?  Or something else?

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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Camaleón]

On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:14:23 -0500, shawn wilson wrote:

>> P.S. There was a recently exploit in ProFTPD package, if you are
>> thinking in installing, just ensure you get an unaffected package.
>>
>> I'll second vsftpd (as well as proftpd) for ease of use. I didn't know
> about the proftpd exploit though (I don't use ftp anymore so might have
> skimmed over it). That said, if it's personal or your users are nice
> enough i'd recommend ssh / scp. Otherwise, i'd setup a webui for
> transferring data over ssl/tls. Remember, there is nothing secure about
> ftp.

Well, ftp servers can also use encryption (TLS/SSL) so you can give your 
users both options (plain ftp for public uploads -no username/password- 
and ftps for private usage without the needing of using systems users).

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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Csanyi Pal]

shawn wilson  writes:

> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 5:48 AM, Camaleón  wrote:
>
> On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:39:12 +0100, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
>> I'm searching for an easy to manage FTP server for Debian
>> Lenny. 
>
> (...)
>
> I've worked with Vsftpd in the past and found it very easy to setup
> and manage (only one config file) but people tend to prefer ProFTPD
> for multi- host sites (maybe is more complete or has more features, I
> dunno :-?). 
>
> If you need a GUI for user handling, webmin could be an option, as it 
> provides modules for "proftpd" (and "vsftp", IIRC) as well as other
> FTP servers.
>
> P.S. There was a recently exploit in ProFTPD package, if you are
> thinking in installing, just ensure you get an unaffected package. 
>
> Otherwise, i'd setup a webui for transferring data over
> ssl/tls. Remember, there is nothing secure about ftp.

OK, and which one webui would you setup and how for this purpose?

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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[shawn wilson]

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 5:48 AM, Camaleón  wrote:

> On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:39:12 +0100, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
> > I'm searching for an easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny.
>
> (...)
>
> I've worked with Vsftpd in the past and found it very easy to setup and
> manage (only one config file) but people tend to prefer ProFTPD for multi-
> host sites (maybe is more complete or has more features, I dunno :-?).
>
> If you need a GUI for user handling, webmin could be an option, as it
> provides modules for "proftpd" (and "vsftp", IIRC) as well as other FTP
> servers.
>
> P.S. There was a recently exploit in ProFTPD package, if you are thinking
> in installing, just ensure you get an unaffected package.
>
> I'll second vsftpd (as well as proftpd) for ease of use. I didn't know
about the proftpd exploit though (I don't use ftp anymore so might have
skimmed over it). That said, if it's personal or your users are nice enough
i'd recommend ssh / scp. Otherwise, i'd setup a webui for transferring data
over ssl/tls. Remember, there is nothing secure about ftp.

Gforce (was: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?)

[Camaleón]

On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:58:42 +0100, Csanyi Pal wrote:

> Csanyi Pal writes:
> 
>> Camaleón writes:

> If you need a GUI for user handling, webmin could be an option, as
> it provides modules for "proftpd" (and "vsftp", IIRC) as well as
> other FTP servers.
>>
 I have tried gforge-ftp-proftpd; I have installed it on my server box
 but then I don't know how to use it?
>>>
>>> /usr/share/doc/gforge-ftp-proftpd/README.Debian.gz
>>
>> I'm reading it now.
> 
> I can't figure out on what http address can one open the web interface
> for gforge?

I don't even know what that program is for, but it seems to be the FTP 
part for a bigger project which manages many services and modules :-?

I don't know how can you use that module for setting up proftpd, managing 
users and so.

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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Gilles Mocellin]

Le dimanche 05 décembre, Csanyi Pal écrivit :

> Hi,
> 
> I'm searching for an easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny. 
> 
> Sofar I tried out many ftp servers for Lenny but none of them has an
> easy manager (creating users, etc.):
> ftpd, proftpd, pure-ftpd, vsftpd, wu-ftpd.
> 
> Has anyone a good experience with ftp server on Debian Lenny?
> 
> Which ftp server is the most easy to setup and manage?
> 
> Any advices will be appreciated!
> 

I use pure-ftpd with this web application :
http://machiel.generaal.net/index.php?subject=user_manager_pureftpd

USers must be stored in a MySQL database. Not very light compared to
simply using the command-line "pure-pw useradd".


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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Csanyi Pal]

Csanyi Pal  writes:

> Camaleón  writes:
>
>> On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:55:59 +0100, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>>
>>> Camaleón writes:
>>> 
 If you need a GUI for user handling, webmin could be an option, as 
 it provides modules for "proftpd" (and "vsftp", IIRC) as well as
 other FTP servers.
>
>>> I have tried gforge-ftp-proftpd; I have installed it on my server
>>> box but then I don't know how to use it?
>>
>> /usr/share/doc/gforge-ftp-proftpd/README.Debian.gz
>
> I'm reading it now.

I can't figure out on what http address can one open the web interface
for gforge?

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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Csanyi Pal]

Camaleón  writes:

> On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:55:59 +0100, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
>> Camaleón writes:
>> 
>>> If you need a GUI for user handling, webmin could be an option, as
>>> it provides modules for "proftpd" (and "vsftp", IIRC) as well as
>>> other FTP servers.

>> I have tried gforge-ftp-proftpd; I have installed it on my server box
>> but then I don't know how to use it?
>
> /usr/share/doc/gforge-ftp-proftpd/README.Debian.gz

I'm reading it now.

> But I don't know what the program is aimed for ("gadmin-proftpd" seems
> to be a front-end for setting up proftp but the one you mention looks
> like another thing) :-?

Yes, it is a gui front-end for manage users on proftpd server but it's
very hard to use. The problem isn't that that one must run it remotely
logging in with ssh on server box but that that the interface isn't good
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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Chris Bannister]

On Sun, Dec 05, 2010 at 12:55:59PM +0100, Csanyi Pal wrote:
> One can download webmin debian package from here:
> http://www.webmin.com/deb.html
> 
> Why isn't it in the Debian repository?

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=343897
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=271505

> Is it safe to install it from there?

As with any unsupported repository, there are risks ... 

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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Camaleón]

On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:55:59 +0100, Csanyi Pal wrote:

> Camaleón writes:
> 
>> If you need a GUI for user handling, webmin could be an option, as it
>> provides modules for "proftpd" (and "vsftp", IIRC) as well as other FTP
>> servers.
> 
> On Debian GNU/Linux Lenny and on Squeeze the command: aptitude search
> webmin give to me no results.
> 
> One can download webmin debian package from here:
> http://www.webmin.com/deb.html
> 
> Why isn't it in the Debian repository?

http://wiki.debian.org/Webmin
 
> Is it safe to install it from there?

http://www.webmin.com/deb.html

"Safe"? Dunno, last time I installed from upstream it worked just fine (I 
was running openSUSE). But the "safest" solution is manually editing the 
configuration files ;-)
 
> I have tried gforge-ftp-proftpd; I have installed it on my server box
> but then I don't know how to use it?

/usr/share/doc/gforge-ftp-proftpd/README.Debian.gz

But I don't know what the program is aimed for ("gadmin-proftpd" seems to 
be a front-end for setting up proftp but the one you mention looks like 
another thing) :-?

>> P.S. There was a recently exploit in ProFTPD package, if you are
>> thinking in installing, just ensure you get an unaffected package.
> 
> I have installed it on Lenny with command: 'sudo aptitude install
> proftpd' so I think it is unaffected because I trust to Debian
> maintainers that Debian is the most secure operating system, right?

The bug was tracked here:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602769

It seems lenny packages were not affected.

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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Csanyi Pal]

Camaleón  writes:

> On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:39:12 +0100, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
>> I'm searching for an easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny.

> I've worked with Vsftpd in the past and found it very easy to setup
> and manage (only one config file) but people tend to prefer ProFTPD
> for multi- host sites (maybe is more complete or has more features, I
> dunno :-?). 
>
> If you need a GUI for user handling, webmin could be an option, as it 
> provides modules for "proftpd" (and "vsftp", IIRC) as well as other
> FTP servers.

On Debian GNU/Linux Lenny and on Squeeze the command:
aptitude search webmin give to me no results.

One can download webmin debian package from here:
http://www.webmin.com/deb.html

Why isn't it in the Debian repository?

Is it safe to install it from there?

I have tried gforge-ftp-proftpd; I have installed it on my server box
but then I don't know how to use it?

> P.S. There was a recently exploit in ProFTPD package, if you are
> thinking in installing, just ensure you get an unaffected package.

I have installed it on Lenny with command:
'sudo aptitude install proftpd' so I think it is unaffected because I
trust to Debian maintainers that Debian is the most secure operating
system, right?

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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Camaleón]

On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:39:12 +0100, Csanyi Pal wrote:

> I'm searching for an easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny.

(...)

I've worked with Vsftpd in the past and found it very easy to setup and 
manage (only one config file) but people tend to prefer ProFTPD for multi-
host sites (maybe is more complete or has more features, I dunno :-?).

If you need a GUI for user handling, webmin could be an option, as it 
provides modules for "proftpd" (and "vsftp", IIRC) as well as other FTP 
servers.

P.S. There was a recently exploit in ProFTPD package, if you are thinking 
in installing, just ensure you get an unaffected package.

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Re: Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Csanyi Pal]

Csanyi Pal  writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm searching for an easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny. 
>
> Sofar I tried out many ftp servers for Lenny but none of them has an
> easy manager (creating users, etc.):
> ftpd, proftpd, pure-ftpd, vsftpd, wu-ftpd.

For me is from these above proftpd the most convenient ftp-server.

I find a good tutorial for proftpd:
http://giantdorks.org/alain/ftp-server-with-virtual-users-on-debian-lenny/

I wish only to find a good interface to manage users for this ftp
server. 

I tried gadmin-proftpd but it is not so good.
I tried also a php web interface: proFTPd Administrator
but that doesn't work for me for some reason.

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Recommended, easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny?

[Csanyi Pal]

Hi,

I'm searching for an easy to manage FTP server for Debian Lenny. 

Sofar I tried out many ftp servers for Lenny but none of them has an
easy manager (creating users, etc.):
ftpd, proftpd, pure-ftpd, vsftpd, wu-ftpd.

Has anyone a good experience with ftp server on Debian Lenny?

Which ftp server is the most easy to setup and manage?

Any advices will be appreciated!

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Re: how to setup ftp server on debian sid?

[Deng Xiyue]

Star Liu  writes:

> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Deng Xiyue
>  wrote:
>> Star Liu  writes:
>>
>>> i cannot install proftpd on sid, and wzdftpd doesn't work correctly.
>>> does anyone has experience in setting up a ftp server on debian sid? I
>>> need the function of uploading files and folders. thanks
>>
>> Vsftpd works fine.  Check /usr/share/doc/vsftpd/* for docs after
>> installing.
>>
> I have a problem with the vsftpd now. I can successfully upload files
> and folders to ftp server, but those files are with permission 600,
> which means that I have to change their permissions to allow read,
> it's not convinient, how to make uploaded files with permission 664?
> thanks.
>

Check your /etc/vsftpd.conf, you'll find the following lines:

# Default umask for local users is 077. You may wish to change this to 022,
#local_umask=022

Docs are helpful too.

Regards,
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Re: how to setup ftp server on debian sid?

[Star Liu]

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Deng Xiyue
 wrote:
> Star Liu  writes:
>
>> i cannot install proftpd on sid, and wzdftpd doesn't work correctly.
>> does anyone has experience in setting up a ftp server on debian sid? I
>> need the function of uploading files and folders. thanks
>
> Vsftpd works fine.  Check /usr/share/doc/vsftpd/* for docs after
> installing.
>
I have a problem with the vsftpd now. I can successfully upload files
and folders to ftp server, but those files are with permission 600,
which means that I have to change their permissions to allow read,
it's not convinient, how to make uploaded files with permission 664?
thanks.

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Re: how to setup ftp server on debian sid?

[Star Liu]

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Javier Payno Pallarés
 wrote:
> On Friday 06 March 2009 10:34:29 Deng Xiyue wrote:
>> Star Liu  writes:
>> > i cannot install proftpd on sid, and wzdftpd doesn't work correctly.
>> > does anyone has experience in setting up a ftp server on debian sid? I
>> > need the function of uploading files and folders. thanks
>>
>> Vsftpd works fine.  Check /usr/share/doc/vsftpd/* for docs after
>> installing.
>
> If u need  the ftp server just for a couple of transfer and then ur gonna shut
> it off pure-ftp is easy to configure, just install it and, as Deng notice
> you, have a look in /usr/share/doc/pure-ftp/ readme Debian for config
>
thank you, I have built one by vsftpd.
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Re: how to setup ftp server on debian sid?

[Star Liu]

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Deng Xiyue
 wrote:
> Star Liu  writes:
>
>> i cannot install proftpd on sid, and wzdftpd doesn't work correctly.
>> does anyone has experience in setting up a ftp server on debian sid? I
>> need the function of uploading files and folders. thanks
>
> Vsftpd works fine.  Check /usr/share/doc/vsftpd/* for docs after
> installing.
thank you, I have successfully setup the ftp server using vsftpd. it's
good for it uses the native filesystem permissions.
>
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Re: how to setup ftp server on debian sid?

[Star Liu]

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Marcin Kłapkowski  wrote:
> Dnia 2009-03-06, o godz. 17:10:22
> Star Liu  napisał(a):
>
>> i cannot install proftpd on sid, and wzdftpd doesn't work correctly.
>> does anyone has experience in setting up a ftp server on debian sid? I
>> need the function of uploading files and folders. thanks
>>
>>
>
> proftpd is 1.3.1, and have no new upgrade for version 1.3.2
> and proftpd depends on
>        proftpd-basic           1.3.1
>        proftpd-mod-ldap        1.3.1
>        proftpd-mod-mysql       1.3.1
>        proftpd-modpgsql        1.3.1
>
> and proftpd is in conflict with
>        proftpd-basic           1.3.2
>
> but in repo there are new versions of packages but not proftpd package
>        proftpd-basic           is 1.3.2 in repo
>        proftpd-mod-ldap        is 1.3.2 in repo
>        proftpd-mod-mysql       is 1.3.2 in repo
>        proftpd-modpgsql        is 1.3.2 in repo
>
> you cannot upgrade proftpd to 1.3.2 now.
> trying to upgrade proftpd-basic from 1.3.1 to 1.3.2 affect removing
> proftpd because of dependencies.
> this same is if you try to install proftpd, because of lack of
> dependencies it cannot be done.
>
> You can install proftpd only if you install make downgrade these
> other packages to 1.3.1. Or just install 1.3.1 version.
I hope someone will fix this bug in sid. thank you!

> Marcin Kłapkowski
>
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Re: how to setup ftp server on debian sid?

[Javier Payno Pallarés]

On Friday 06 March 2009 10:34:29 Deng Xiyue wrote:
> Star Liu  writes:
> > i cannot install proftpd on sid, and wzdftpd doesn't work correctly.
> > does anyone has experience in setting up a ftp server on debian sid? I
> > need the function of uploading files and folders. thanks
>
> Vsftpd works fine.  Check /usr/share/doc/vsftpd/* for docs after
> installing.

If u need  the ftp server just for a couple of transfer and then ur gonna shut 
it off pure-ftp is easy to configure, just install it and, as Deng notice 
you, have a look in /usr/share/doc/pure-ftp/ readme Debian for config


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Re: how to setup ftp server on debian sid?

[Deng Xiyue]

Star Liu  writes:

> i cannot install proftpd on sid, and wzdftpd doesn't work correctly.
> does anyone has experience in setting up a ftp server on debian sid? I
> need the function of uploading files and folders. thanks

Vsftpd works fine.  Check /usr/share/doc/vsftpd/* for docs after
installing.


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Re: how to setup ftp server on debian sid?

[Marcin Kłapkowski]

Dnia 2009-03-06, o godz. 17:10:22
Star Liu  napisał(a):

> i cannot install proftpd on sid, and wzdftpd doesn't work correctly.
> does anyone has experience in setting up a ftp server on debian sid? I
> need the function of uploading files and folders. thanks
> 
> 

proftpd is 1.3.1, and have no new upgrade for version 1.3.2
and proftpd depends on
proftpd-basic   1.3.1
proftpd-mod-ldap1.3.1
proftpd-mod-mysql   1.3.1
proftpd-modpgsql1.3.1

and proftpd is in conflict with
proftpd-basic   1.3.2

but in repo there are new versions of packages but not proftpd package
proftpd-basic   is 1.3.2 in repo
proftpd-mod-ldapis 1.3.2 in repo
proftpd-mod-mysql   is 1.3.2 in repo
proftpd-modpgsqlis 1.3.2 in repo

you cannot upgrade proftpd to 1.3.2 now.
trying to upgrade proftpd-basic from 1.3.1 to 1.3.2 affect removing
proftpd because of dependencies.
this same is if you try to install proftpd, because of lack of
dependencies it cannot be done.

You can install proftpd only if you install make downgrade these
other packages to 1.3.1. Or just install 1.3.1 version.

Marcin Kłapkowski


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how to setup ftp server on debian sid?

[Star Liu]

i cannot install proftpd on sid, and wzdftpd doesn't work correctly.
does anyone has experience in setting up a ftp server on debian sid? I
need the function of uploading files and folders. thanks


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Re: debian ftp server that works with windows

[Paul Johnson]

Micha Feigin wrote:
> I tried installing ftpd and ftpd-ssl but when serving local directory through
> ftp to windows machine the see not only the file name but also the time, that
> is instead of seeing directory "Music" I'm seeing the directory "22:31 Music".
> Is there a better ftp daemon or some way to configure it to better behave with
> windows machines?

Why FTP when FTP is insecure?  If you need something other than
anonymous access, you really want SFTP (part of SSH), not FTP.
Filezilla is a good, free SFTP client for Windows.



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Re: debian ftp server that works with windows

[Adrian Levi]

2009/2/18 Micha Feigin :
> I tried installing ftpd and ftpd-ssl but when serving local directory through
> ftp to windows machine the see not only the file name but also the time, that
> is instead of seeing directory "Music" I'm seeing the directory "22:31 Music".
> Is there a better ftp daemon or some way to configure it to better behave with
> windows machines?
>
> Thanks

I can suggest vsftp works well all round.

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debian ftp server that works with windows

[Micha Feigin]

I tried installing ftpd and ftpd-ssl but when serving local directory through
ftp to windows machine the see not only the file name but also the time, that
is instead of seeing directory "Music" I'm seeing the directory "22:31 Music".
Is there a better ftp daemon or some way to configure it to better behave with
windows machines?

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Re: Homemade FTP server

[Celejar]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:12:18 +0100
André Berger  wrote:

...

> > is on the Slug.  Anyone have a more informed, experienced verdict on
> > these Buffalo devices?
> 
> They run HardHatLinux out-of-the-box, and come with an FTP server.
> Debian ('FreeLink') can be installed with more or less effort,
> depending on the model. Alternatively, software can be added via ipkg
> once you've 'opened' your device, or you could compile it yourself of
> course. Some newer models even come with bittorrent client software. 
> 
> There's also a very nice alternative GPL firmware, foonas.

Thanks!

> -André

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Re: Homemade FTP server

[André Berger]

* Celejar (2009-01-18):
> On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:35:55 -0600
> Kumar Appaiah  wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 08:05:16PM -0800, talikarng.use...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > Does anyone have any experience building their own ftp server for use
> > > on a hoem network? I would like to build a small headless server
> > > (remote login) for file storage (low traffic, preferably low power,
> > > perhaps even have a torrent client on it)
> > > 
> > > I would like the project to be small (2x shoebox sized if possible) so
> > > what hardware would be recommended?
> > > Do people find that debian works well for servers?
> > 
> > See if the NSLU2 works for you. The NSLU2 (Slug) is a headless device,
> 
> I've been toying for a while with getting a Buffalo Linkstation for
> this sort of thing.  Manufacturer recertified models are often
> available for as little as $60-$80 USD.  These prices include a HDD of
> several hundred GB, and the HW seems to be superior to the Slug in at
> least several ways (1000Mbit ethernet, internal HDDs plus USB
> support).  There's a pretty active hacking community:
> 
> http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index.php/Main_Page
> 
> and they have a Debian page:
> 
> http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/Debian
> 
> But I ultimately don't know if linux is as well supported on them as it
> is on the Slug.  Anyone have a more informed, experienced verdict on
> these Buffalo devices?

They run HardHatLinux out-of-the-box, and come with an FTP server.
Debian ('FreeLink') can be installed with more or less effort,
depending on the model. Alternatively, software can be added via ipkg
once you've 'opened' your device, or you could compile it yourself of
course. Some newer models even come with bittorrent client software. 

There's also a very nice alternative GPL firmware, foonas.

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Re: Homemade FTP server

[Celejar]

On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:35:55 -0600
Kumar Appaiah  wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 08:05:16PM -0800, talikarng.use...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Does anyone have any experience building their own ftp server for use
> > on a hoem network? I would like to build a small headless server
> > (remote login) for file storage (low traffic, preferably low power,
> > perhaps even have a torrent client on it)
> > 
> > I would like the project to be small (2x shoebox sized if possible) so
> > what hardware would be recommended?
> > Do people find that debian works well for servers?
> 
> See if the NSLU2 works for you. The NSLU2 (Slug) is a headless device,

I've been toying for a while with getting a Buffalo Linkstation for
this sort of thing.  Manufacturer recertified models are often
available for as little as $60-$80 USD.  These prices include a HDD of
several hundred GB, and the HW seems to be superior to the Slug in at
least several ways (1000Mbit ethernet, internal HDDs plus USB
support).  There's a pretty active hacking community:

http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index.php/Main_Page

and they have a Debian page:

http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/Debian

But I ultimately don't know if linux is as well supported on them as it
is on the Slug.  Anyone have a more informed, experienced verdict on
these Buffalo devices?

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Re: Homemade FTP server

[Ron Johnson]

On 01/17/2009 10:05 PM, talikarng.use...@gmail.com wrote:

Does anyone have any experience building their own ftp server for use
on a hoem network? I would like to build a small headless server
(remote login) for file storage (low traffic, preferably low power,
perhaps even have a torrent client on it)

I would like the project to be small (2x shoebox sized if possible) so
what hardware would be recommended?
Do people find that debian works well for servers?


An Atom with a stick of RAM, a Samsung HDD and external power brick.

Something like this:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/12/10/review_desktop_pc_shuttle_x27d/

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Re: Homemade FTP server

[Kumar Appaiah]

On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 08:05:16PM -0800, talikarng.use...@gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone have any experience building their own ftp server for use
> on a hoem network? I would like to build a small headless server
> (remote login) for file storage (low traffic, preferably low power,
> perhaps even have a torrent client on it)
> 
> I would like the project to be small (2x shoebox sized if possible) so
> what hardware would be recommended?
> Do people find that debian works well for servers?

See if the NSLU2 works for you. The NSLU2 (Slug) is a headless device,
which works pretty well as a headless server. I use it (with Debian
Lenny, armel) as an ssh only server for backups and building some
Debian packages, but FTP works pretty fine. I got my Slug for $42, so
it's fairly low cost.

The following websites give more details on NSLU2 and Linux in general:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSLU2
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/

The following instructions by Martin Michlmayr make installing Debian
on the Slug:
http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/

Hope this helps.

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Homemade FTP server

[talikarng.use...@gmail.com]

Does anyone have any experience building their own ftp server for use
on a hoem network? I would like to build a small headless server
(remote login) for file storage (low traffic, preferably low power,
perhaps even have a torrent client on it)

I would like the project to be small (2x shoebox sized if possible) so
what hardware would be recommended?
Do people find that debian works well for servers?

Thanks in advance.


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Re: Debian FTP server setup questions

[T o n g]

On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:16:49 +1000, Adrian Levi wrote:

>> Is there any special reason you use wu-ftpd, BTW? . . .
>>
>>  I generally found proftpd more intuitive than vsftpd to configure.
> 
> IMHO vsftpd works more smoothly with more clients

No special reason, just I used wu-ftpd since RedHat 6.0 -- more that 8
years ago. Currently quickest way to setup anonymous ftp upload is more
important than anything else.

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Re: Debian FTP server setup questions

[Adrian Levi]

Grrr Gmail - For the list...
On 01/03/2008, Tzafrir Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Is there any special reason you use wu-ftpd, BTW?
>
>  A quick apt-cache search brings out 11 ftpd-s or so. But amon them I
>  think that proftpd and vsftpd are the most commonly deployed and hence
>  well-documented. wu-ftpd suffers from bad reputation of past security
>  holes. I don't know how are things now.
>
>  I generally found proftpd more intuitive than vsftpd to configure.

IMHO vsftpd works more smoothly with more clients, I have had troubles
with proftpd especially uploads where the client would do a directory
list and after the connection times out, the listing would show up in
the client. Made directory traversal very slow! Never was able to find
a reason for it, no amount of conf tuning was able to rectify it.
installed vsftpd and the problem went away. I have never looked back.

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Re: Debian FTP server setup questions

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:51:23PM +, T o n g wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I have some questions regarding Debian FTP server setup. 
> 
> 1) Having installed wu-ftpd, ps shows:

Is there any special reason you use wu-ftpd, BTW?

A quick apt-cache search brings out 11 ftpd-s or so. But amon them I
think that proftpd and vsftpd are the most commonly deployed and hence
well-documented. wu-ftpd suffers from bad reputation of past security
holes. I don't know how are things now.

I generally found proftpd more intuitive than vsftpd to configure.

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Re: Debian FTP server setup questions

[T o n g]

On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:58:05 +, T o n g wrote:

>> How the ftpd get started? Isn't it suppose to be started from inetd?
> 
> Got this part answered from grml mlist. . .
> 
> Somebody please answer the 2nd question. 
> 
>> 2) Do I need special setup for anonymous login to work? 

yes, via addftpuser/rmftpuser.


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Re: Debian FTP server setup questions

[T o n g]

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:51:23 +, T o n g wrote:

> I have some questions regarding Debian FTP server setup. 
> 
> 1) Having installed wu-ftpd, ps shows:
> 
>  root  4190 1  0 17:58 ?00:00:00 ftpd: accepting connections 
> on port 21
> 
> The problem is that I noticed that /etc/inetd.conf did not get
> changed. but I also don't have a /etc/init.d/ftpd file. So,
> 
> How the ftpd get started? Isn't it suppose to be started from inetd?

Got this part answered from grml mlist. 

wu-ftpd is stared from /etc/init.d/wu-ftpd, controlled by
/etc/runlevel.conf from the file-rc package. 

Somebody please answer the 2nd question. 

thanks

> 2) Do I need special setup for anonymous login to work? Mine seems
> doesn't:
> 
>  $ ftp localhost
>  Connected to my.host.org.
>  220 my.host.org FTP server (Version wu-2.6.2(1) Fri Jul 27 12:19:39 UTC
>  2007) ready. Name (localhost:tong): anonymous
>  331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
>  Password:
>  530 Login incorrect.
>  Login failed.
>  ftp> 221 Goodbye.
> 
> Thanks
> 
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Debian FTP server setup questions

[T o n g]

Hi, 

I have some questions regarding Debian FTP server setup. 

1) Having installed wu-ftpd, ps shows:

 root  4190 1  0 17:58 ?00:00:00 ftpd: accepting connections on 
port 21

The problem is that I noticed that /etc/inetd.conf did not get
changed. but I also don't have a /etc/init.d/ftpd file. So,

How the ftpd get started? Isn't it suppose to be started from inetd?

2) Do I need special setup for anonymous login to work? Mine seems doesn't:

 $ ftp localhost
 Connected to my.host.org.
 220 my.host.org FTP server (Version wu-2.6.2(1) Fri Jul 27 12:19:39 UTC 2007) 
ready.
 Name (localhost:tong): anonymous
 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
 Password:
 530 Login incorrect.
 Login failed.
 ftp> 221 Goodbye.

Thanks

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ftp server

[Stephane Durieux]

Hi,

My question concerns ftpd and wu-ftpd installation
under debian etch.

It seems that creating /bin/ls (and librairies) for
example is needed as the code corresponding to it is
not embedded in those ftp servers. Thus every users is
chroot ed even if not present in ftpchroot file (don t
know why)

My question is only motivated by curiosity (I know
that there are better solutions with vs-ftpd, pro-ftpd
 and pure-ftpd).

Is that a normal behaviour 

Thanks for reply










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Re: Partitioning an FTP server

[charles norwood]

On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 12:28 +0200, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
> On 26.06.06 13:03, Jean-Sebastien Pilon wrote:
> > I tend to do this... this is assuming that users will have their home
> > folders in /home ;)
> > 
> > /   --> 512 MB
> > /boot   --> 256 MB
> > /usr--> 2 GB
> > /var--> 2 GB
> > /var/log--> 2 GB
> > /tmp--> 1 GB
> > /home   --> what is left
> 
> I do not think there's any need to have separate prtition for /boot (unless
> your BIOS can't boot from larger partitions), /usr, /var/log (unless you
> have very MUCH logs) and /tmp. I mount tmpfs on /tmp (siz=128m).
> 
> I probably would use this schema:
> 
> / 2GB
> swap  1GB
> /var  4GB
> /home the rest
> 
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Re: Partitioning an FTP server

[Matus UHLAR - fantomas]

On 26.06.06 13:03, Jean-Sebastien Pilon wrote:
> I tend to do this... this is assuming that users will have their home
> folders in /home ;)
> 
> / --> 512 MB
> /boot --> 256 MB
> /usr  --> 2 GB
> /var  --> 2 GB
> /var/log  --> 2 GB
> /tmp  --> 1 GB
> /home --> what is left

I do not think there's any need to have separate prtition for /boot (unless
your BIOS can't boot from larger partitions), /usr, /var/log (unless you
have very MUCH logs) and /tmp. I mount tmpfs on /tmp (siz=128m).

I probably would use this schema:

/   2GB
swap1GB
/var4GB
/home   the rest

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Re: Partitioning an FTP server

[Karl O. Pinc]

> From: Bill English [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 12:55 PM
> To: 'Debian Users'
> Subject: Partitioning an FTP server
>
> I am new to Debian for servers...my only experience is with home
boxes.
>
> I am building an FTP server that I want to dedicate most of the
space
to
> holding files.



> What would be the best way to partition it given the server's
purpose?


The best way to partion it would be to use lvm2 so that you can
easily change your mind later.

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RE: Partitioning an FTP server

[Jean-Sebastien Pilon]

I tend to do this... this is assuming that users will have their home
folders in /home ;)

/   --> 512 MB
/boot   --> 256 MB
/usr--> 2 GB
/var--> 2 GB
/var/log--> 2 GB
/tmp--> 1 GB
/home   --> what is left

> -Original Message-
> From: Bill English [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 12:55 PM
> To: 'Debian Users'
> Subject: Partitioning an FTP server
> 
> I am new to Debian for servers...my only experience is with home
boxes.
> 
> I am building an FTP server that I want to dedicate most of the space
to
> holding files. Clients will upload the files and we will pull them off
> within a day or two. The hard disk I am putting in the machine will be
a
> 74GB drive.
> 
> What would be the best way to partition it given the server's purpose?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Bill
> 
> * First time list poster *
> 
> 
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Partitioning an FTP server

[Bill English]

I am new to Debian for servers...my only experience is with home boxes.

I am building an FTP server that I want to dedicate most of the space to
holding files. Clients will upload the files and we will pull them off
within a day or two. The hard disk I am putting in the machine will be a
74GB drive.

What would be the best way to partition it given the server's purpose?

Thanks!

-Bill

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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

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On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 22:08:04 -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
> On 5/16/06, Dirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> something about Windows being the better OS for running a [sic] FTP
> server.
> 
> My reaction to that subject line was
> 
> HehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheH
> ehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHe
> hahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHAHAHAHAHACoughCough
> 
> I'm mildly surprised anyone else took it more seriously.

Come on, let's be fair: Many people run a windows-based FTP server with
great success, and they did not even have to do anything to set it up.
That's because the superior technology of Windows enables helpful
persons from all around the world to remotely install an FTP server on
your machine. We have to admit that Linux just does not support such
internet-based collaborative features to the same extent. 

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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Raquel Rice]

On Tue, 16 May 2006 23:57:16 +0200
Dirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> So, this is from the log of proftpd:
> 
> > Passive data transfer failed, possibly due to network issues
> > Check your PassivePorts and MasqueradeAddress settings,
> > and any router, NAT, and firewall rules in the network path.
> > FTP no transfer timeout, disconnected
> > FTP session closed.
> 
> I also tried to run it w/o xinetd but that didn't help.
> 
> Dirk
> 

So, have you checked your firewall to allow FTP traffic on both
ports?

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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Ron Johnson]

On Tue, 2006-05-16 at 23:57 +0200, Dirk wrote:
> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 09:06:21PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> > 
> >>On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 20:52:10 +0200, Dirk wrote:
[snip]
> 
> Ah, you know how it is... You get only attention if you troll...

Only if you're a jackass who pisses gasoline.

*Lots* of people ask questions on this list, and *very* few are
as actively obnoxious as you.

> So, this is from the log of proftpd:
> 
> > Passive data transfer failed, possibly due to network issues
> > Check your PassivePorts and MasqueradeAddress settings,
> > and any router, NAT, and firewall rules in the network path.
> > FTP no transfer timeout, disconnected
> > FTP session closed.

And the results of your examination of the router, NAT and firewall
rules is ...

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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Patrick Wiseman]

On 5/16/06, Dirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:something about Windows being the better OS for running a [sic] FTP server.My reaction to that subject line was HehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHehahehahahaheHAHAHAHAHACoughCough
I'm mildly surprised anyone else took it more seriously.Patrick

Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Chris Howie]

Dirk wrote:
> Chris Howie wrote:
>>If you want an answer, ask, don't attack.  It sounds like trolling.
>>
>>Now fuck off.
> 
> I get "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
> when I log into my ftp server.
> 
> It worked for days, but now it doesn't work anymore.
> 
> I tried proftpd, wu-ftpd and (netkit) ftpd they're all GREAT!!!
> 
> I love problems! I love to solve them with the help of wonderful people!
> 
> Could someone give me a hint how I can get rid of this 421?
> 
> Many thanks to all of you, loved members of the community!
> 
> Dirk

That's better.  Please note that my reply was not meant to attack you
personally but rather show you how your attack was viewed by the rest of us:
unwelcome, unnecessary, and childish.

For reference I recommend that you read
<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>.  I have, and it was very
informative.

I can't comment on your problem (I've never had that specific one) except to
say that vsftpd has served me well and never really had any problems.  Note
that the configuration file by default does not allow anyone to log in, so
you'll need to run through the options setting them accordingly.

Best of luck.

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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Dirk]

Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 09:06:21PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 20:52:10 +0200, Dirk wrote:
>>
>>>"421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
>>>
>>>proftpd, wu-ftpd, (netkit) ftpd ... they all suck ass!
>>>
>>>(Yeah, I'm ultimately pissed after reading too many sloppy howto's)
>>>
>>>
>>>Dirk
>>
>>If a head and a book collide, and it sounds hollow, this is not
>>necessarily the book's fault. - Lichtenberg
>>
>>-- 
>>Regards,
>>  Florian
>>
>>P.S. You most likely have a configuration problem with a firewall or
>> with (x)inetd. Many people on this list know how to fix such
>> things, but few are inclined to help rude trolls.
> 
> 
> Damn, here we were trying to fan the flames on a smoldering banana
> peel while this guy is over here with a blowtorch and a can of
> gasoline (petrol). 
> 
> Dirk,
> 
> are there any logs pertinent to the ftp server? if not, you might want
> to turn them on. turn up the logging/verbosity on your ftp
> client. plus review EVERYTHING you did to your sytem in the last few
> days. And don't give us a bunch of crap about how windows is a better
> ftp server. go out and see how many public ftp sites are run on *nix
> varieties with no trouble for years on end.
> 
> A
> 
> "Now we got some heat around here." -- me
> 

Ah, you know how it is... You get only attention if you troll...

So, this is from the log of proftpd:

> Passive data transfer failed, possibly due to network issues
> Check your PassivePorts and MasqueradeAddress settings,
> and any router, NAT, and firewall rules in the network path.
> FTP no transfer timeout, disconnected
> FTP session closed.

I also tried to run it w/o xinetd but that didn't help.

Dirk


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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Andrew Sackville-West]

On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 09:06:21PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 20:52:10 +0200, Dirk wrote:
> > "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
> > 
> > proftpd, wu-ftpd, (netkit) ftpd ... they all suck ass!
> > 
> > (Yeah, I'm ultimately pissed after reading too many sloppy howto's)
> > 
> > 
> > Dirk
> 
> If a head and a book collide, and it sounds hollow, this is not
> necessarily the book's fault. - Lichtenberg
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
>   Florian
> 
> P.S. You most likely have a configuration problem with a firewall or
>  with (x)inetd. Many people on this list know how to fix such
>  things, but few are inclined to help rude trolls.

Damn, here we were trying to fan the flames on a smoldering banana
peel while this guy is over here with a blowtorch and a can of
gasoline (petrol). 

Dirk,

are there any logs pertinent to the ftp server? if not, you might want
to turn them on. turn up the logging/verbosity on your ftp
client. plus review EVERYTHING you did to your sytem in the last few
days. And don't give us a bunch of crap about how windows is a better
ftp server. go out and see how many public ftp sites are run on *nix
varieties with no trouble for years on end.

A

"Now we got some heat around here." -- me



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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Paul Smith]

%% Dirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

  d> I get "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
  d> when I log into my ftp server.

Typing that message into Google gives all sorts of hits: most of them
seem to feel that your server is not authorizing users properly.

  d> It worked for days, but now it doesn't work anymore.

What did you change between then and now?  That's a good place to
start...

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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Dirk]

Chris Howie wrote:
> Dirk wrote:
> 
>>"421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
>>
>>proftpd, wu-ftpd, (netkit) ftpd ... they all suck ass!
>>
>>(Yeah, I'm ultimately pissed after reading too many sloppy howto's)
>>
>>
>>Dirk
> 
> 
> If you want an answer, ask, don't attack.  It sounds like trolling.
> 
> Now fuck off.
> 

I get "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
when I log into my ftp server.

It worked for days, but now it doesn't work anymore.

I tried proftpd, wu-ftpd and (netkit) ftpd they're all GREAT!!!

I love problems! I love to solve them with the help of wonderful people!

Could someone give me a hint how I can get rid of this 421?

Many thanks to all of you, loved members of the community!

Dirk


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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Chris Howie]

Dirk wrote:
> "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
> 
> proftpd, wu-ftpd, (netkit) ftpd ... they all suck ass!
> 
> (Yeah, I'm ultimately pissed after reading too many sloppy howto's)
> 
> 
> Dirk

If you want an answer, ask, don't attack.  It sounds like trolling.

Now fuck off.

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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Florian Kulzer]

On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 20:52:10 +0200, Dirk wrote:
> "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
> 
> proftpd, wu-ftpd, (netkit) ftpd ... they all suck ass!
> 
> (Yeah, I'm ultimately pissed after reading too many sloppy howto's)
> 
> 
> Dirk

If a head and a book collide, and it sounds hollow, this is not
necessarily the book's fault. - Lichtenberg

-- 
Regards,
  Florian

P.S. You most likely have a configuration problem with a firewall or
 with (x)inetd. Many people on this list know how to fix such
 things, but few are inclined to help rude trolls.


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Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Roberto C. Sanchez]

Dirk wrote:
> "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
> 
> proftpd, wu-ftpd, (netkit) ftpd ... they all suck ass!
> 
> (Yeah, I'm ultimately pissed after reading too many sloppy howto's)
> 
> 
> Dirk
> 
> 

I've not been following this thread, but have you allowed your incoming
FTP in /etc/hosts.allow?  When I needed an ftp server, all I did was
`apt-get install vsftpd`, modify /etc/hosts.allow and restart inetd.
Presto, FTP service enabled.

-Roberto

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Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Dirk]

"421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"

proftpd, wu-ftpd, (netkit) ftpd ... they all suck ass!

(Yeah, I'm ultimately pissed after reading too many sloppy howto's)


Dirk


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Re: I would like to run an FTP server on my Debian box

[David Mattli]

On 1/14/06, Tyson Varosyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I am very new to linux and even newer to Debian. I have kernel 2.6 in
> non-gui mode and I would like to run a very simple FTP server on a custom
> port. I have apt installed and did a search for FTP and was overwhelmed by
> the number of downloads out there.


Dear Tyson,
I would recommend vsftpd. It's a nice small ftp server that has always
worked well for me. It is packaged in debian and the man page
"vsftpd.conf" should contain everything you need to configure it for
your needs.
There are many other ftp daemons packaged for debian. If vsftpd does
not offer you what you need you could try pureftpd and proftpd which
seem to be more "feature rich". I hope this helps you.
-David Mattli

I would like to run an FTP server on my Debian box

[Tyson Varosyan]

Hi all,

I am very new to linux and even newer to Debian. I have kernel 2.6 in
non-gui mode and I would like to run a very simple FTP server on a custom
port. I have apt installed and did a search for FTP and was overwhelmed by
the number of downloads out there. 

What do you guys recommend I get? Also some basic administration write-up
for newbies would be awesome!


Tyson Varosyan
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206-715-TECH (8324)

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Re: FTP server setup help required

[Radhika]

Hi,
 
Thanks for your reply. I have checked the proftpd with webmin module.This will provide only creating user as system accounts not as virtual users and how to check the user usage using this webmin module.Is there any other tool to give proftp easily.
 
Thanks for your help"Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 03:29:05AM -0700, Radhika wrote:> Hi,> > We are planning to implement pro FTP server and we need a web interface for our support group so that they can create users and check the disk usage of users limit.> > Can some one help me for this features this FTP software is useful or not.Is there any webinterface tool to do all the functionality .> > is there any other free FTP software do this type of functionality.> > Thanks in advance$ apt-cache search webmin ftpwebmin-frox - frox control module for webminwebmin-proftpd - Proftpd module for webminwebmin-wuftpd - wu-ftpd control module for webmin-Roberto-- Roberto C. Sanchezhttp://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
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