Installing FTP on Ubuntu Linux

So you have your new Ubuntu Desktop or Laptop and your looking for a quick easy way to transfer files to it. Well without a USB key or shared files here is a quick way to do it.

Install vsftpd

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

Once this is installed you will need to edit the configuration file here

/etc/vsftpd.conf

sudo gedit /etc/vsftpd.conf

"you can use nano, vi, or any other editor you may have as well"

For security you will need to change these settings

anonymous_enable=YES

"This allows Anonymous login's change this to No to force a sign in"

anonymous_enable=NO

Uncomment the following line to allow local users to sign in to your ftp

#local_enable=YES (Delete # in front of the line to uncomment)

"local_enable lets local users account to log in so if you have a username john the you would use john with his password to log into your ftp server"

Then you will have to uncomment the following lines to allow uploading

#write_enable=YES

By default a user is allowed to download files but they are not allowed to upload them.

To enable anonymous uploads then you need to uncomment this line as well.

#anon_upload_enable=YES

Once you have finished with your config file you should save the settings

Nano will be ctrl + x

y

enter

gedit will be

save and exit.

To make your configuration go into effect you need to restart the vsftpd server service by running this

sudo /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart (you can also use stop, and start to get the same effect)