Aliyun cloud server Linux system FTP server setup tutorial

1. Redhat/CentOS install vsftp software

1. Update the yum source

First you need to update the system yum source, convenient tool to download address: / / www ofstack. com article / 54840. htm (shell script)

2. Install vsftp

Install vsftp using the yum command

#yum install vsftpd -y

3. Add the ftp account and directory

First check the location of nologin under 1, usually under /usr/sbin/nologin or /sbin/nologin.
Create an account using the following command, which specifies /alidata/www/wwwroot as the home directory of user pwftp. You can define the account name and directory yourself:

#useradd -d /alidata/www/wwwroot -s /sbin/nologin pwftp

Change the account password:

#passwd pwftp

Changes permissions for the specified directory

#chown -R pwftp.pwftp /alidata/www/wwwroot

4. Configuration vsftp

Edit the vsftp configuration file with the following commands:

#vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

Change "anonymous_enable=YES" in the configuration file to "anonymous_enable=NO"
Uncomment the following configuration:

local_enable=YES

write_enable=YES

chroot_local_user=YES

To save the changes, press ESC and enter: wq

5. Modify the shell configuration

vi edits /etc/shells, and appends it if the file does not contain /usr/sbin/nologin or /sbin/nologin (depending on the current system configuration)

6. Start the vsftp service and test login

Use the command to start the vsftp service:

#service vsftpd start

Then use the account pwftp to test whether you can log in ftp. The directory is /alidata/www/wwwroot.

2. Ubuntu/Debian install vsftp software

1. Update the software source

First you need to update the system software sources, convenient tool to download address: / / www ofstack. com article / 54840. htm (shell script)

2. Install vsftp

Install vsftp using the apt-get command

#apt-get install vsftpd -y

3. Add the ftp account and directory

First check the location of nologin under 1, usually under /usr/sbin/nologin or /sbin/nologin.
Create an account using the following command, which specifies /alidata/www/wwwroot as the home directory of user pwftp. You can define the account name and directory yourself:

#useradd -d /alidata/www/wwwroot -s /sbin/nologin pwftp

Change the account password:

#passwd pwftp

Changes permissions for the specified directory

#chown -R pwftp.pwftp /alidata/www/wwwroot

4. Configuration vsftp

Edit the vsftp configuration file with the following commands:

#vi /etc/vsftpd.conf

Change "anonymous_enable=YES" in the configuration file to "anonymous_enable=NO"
Uncomment the following configuration:

local_enable=YES

write_enable=YES

chroot_local_user=YES

chroot_list_enable=YES

chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list

Save the exit
Edit the file /etc/ vsftpd.chroot_list, add the account name of ftp, and save to exit

5. Modify the shell configuration
vi edit /etc/shells, if the file does not include /usr/sbin/nologin or /sbin/nologin (depending on the current system configuration), append it

6. Restart vsftp service and test login

Start the vsftp service with the command:

#service vsftpd restart

Then use the account pwftp to test whether you can log in ftp. The directory is /alidata/www/wwwroot.