FTP Server Setup Steps on Ubuntu

• Create folders /FTPSites/WarehouseOptimizationFTP/ for FTP users home directories.
• mkdir -p /FTPSites/WarehouseOptimizationFTP/
• Install package vsftpd
• apt-get install vsftpd
• add-apt-repository ppa:thefrontiergroup/vsftpd () (I was facing problems when trying to lock ftp users to their home directory, found this solution for it in a blog)
• Edit /etc/vsftpd.conf (If required uncomment the fields or change it from YES to NO or vice versa)
• listen=YES
• anonymous_enable=NO
• local_enable=YES
• write_enable=YES
• local_umask=022
• dirmessage_enable=YES
• use_localtime=YES
• xferlog_enable=YES
• connect_from_port_20=YES
• data_connection_timeout=1200
• ftpd_banner=Welcome to TWO FTP service.
• chroot_local_user=NO
• chroot_list_enable=YES
• chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list
• secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd/empty
• pam_service_name=vsftpd
• rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem
• # Passive mode
• pasv_enable=YES
• pasv_min_port=1024
• pasv_max_port=2048
• # Keep non-chroot listed users jailed
• allow_writeable_chroot=YES
• Edit /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list and add the users which will use the FTP server, the ftp users that were in the vsftpd.chroot_list are listed below.
• ftpusertest
• nestleewm
• woftptop
• ftpwoindia
• ftpwonetperception
• ftpwonz
• ftpwoohio
• ftpwoorbit
• ftpwotenn
• ftpbkpconagraapal
• ftpbkpdemo4coke
• ftpbkpdemo6apal
• ftpbkpdemoRMT
• ftpbkpdreyers
• ftpbkpibmtwo
• ftpbkpkraft
• ftpbkpkrftibm
• ftpbkpnestle
• ftpbkppepsiapal
• ftpbkpschenck
• ftpbkpschenckbkp
• ftpbkptest6apal
• ftpbkpTWOWEB
• ftpwoalert
• ftpwopgaps
• ftpwowebadmin
• ftpwowoolumsr
• ftpwostarzynski
• ftpwopanwar
• ftpuatbkp
• SacKapi
• ftpchris
• ftpwosumin
• ccj007
• ftptwowebsitebackup
• service vsftpd restart (this will put all the changes to the conf file to affect)
• Test using a ftp client (i.e FileZila). Make sure that the ftp users are unable to go above their home directory, here is is defined as /FTPSites/WarehouseOptimizationFTP/.