Create FTP USer in Linux
Hello Everyone, Today we will learn How to create FTP user in Linux/EC2 server. We will use this ftp user to connect our Linux server from our local machine via Filezilla or other FTP clients.
So, First connect the Linux Server:
- Install FTP Server(vsftpd)
For Ubuntu: ``` sudo apt-get install vsftpd ``` For Centos or RHEL: ``` sudo yum install vsftpd ```
- Open Port on security group of your instance
add Custom TCP Rule **20-21** and Custom TCP Rule **1024-1048**.
- Update the vsftpd.conf file
1sudo vim /etc/vsftpd.conf
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Disable anonymous ftp access by changing the anonymous_enable=YES to anonymous_enable=NO
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Add the below line in vsftpd.conf to allow chroot writable (optional):
1allow_writeable_chroot=YES
- Restrict the FTP user to their home directory, simply un-comment the following line:
1chroot_local_user=YES
- Add the below lines to the bottom of the vsftpd.conf file for passive setting:
1pasv_enable=YES
2pasv_min_port=1024
3pasv_max_port=1048
- Restart FTP Server
1sudo service vsftpd restart
- Now, Create FTP User
1sudo adduser ftpuser
2sudo passwd ftpuser
- Change user’s home directory to your code Directory:
1sudo usermod -d /var/www/html/ ftpuser
- Lastly, Change folder and file owner to ftpuser:
1sudo chown -R ftpuser:root /var/www/html/