Anonymous FTP Notes

Installation Packages
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1- install package: proftpd
  
Commands of Interest
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1- /etc/init.d/inetd restart
2- /etc/init.d/proftpd restart

Files and Directories
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1- /etc/proftpd.conf    ftp server configuration file
2- /etc/inetd.conf      "internet super server" configuration file
3- /home/ftp            anonymous ftp document directory
4- /var/log/auth.log    log of login attempts


Specific Configuration Tasks
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To install the proftpd package
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0- su -
1- apt-get install proftpd
2- Choose inetd or standalone.

   For low-usage servers, inetd would be appropriate.
   For high-traffic ftp servers, standalone would be best.


To enable anonymous ftp downloads
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0- su - 
1- edit /etc/proftpd.conf
   Uncomment the entire <Anonymous> section of the configuration
   file.  Do not uncomment the anonymous uploads.
2- If you are running in standalone mode,
   /etc/init.d/proftpd restart

   
To install documents for anonymous downloads
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0- su - 
1- cp /some/file /home/ftp
2- chown -R ftp:nogroup /home/ftp

   Any desired directory structure may be built under the
   /home/ftp directory.


To disable user logins through ftp (for security reasons)
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0- su - 
1- edit /etc/proftpd.conf
   Add these lines, somewhere before the <Anonymous>
   section of the configuration file.
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# Disable user logins
<Limit LOGIN>
        DenyUser !ftp
</Limit>
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2- If you are running in standalone mode,
   /etc/init.d/proftpd restart

   
To test the configuration
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1- login to a unix computer
2- ftp ns1.horgoth.com (your host)
   user: anonymous
   password: anything
   ftp> dir
   ftp> quit

   This should show the available files
   
3- ftp ns1.horgoth.com (your host)
   user: some_user
   password: correct_password

   This should sat "Login incorrect", even when the
   password is correct.

4- Use a broswer to visit ftp://ns1.horgoth.com/ as
   anonymous to view and download files.