Don't set up ftp. Setup. SSHD. That gives you secure shell, ftp' and copy. My 2 cents. Paul ------Original Message------ From: Jeff Boyce Sender: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx ReplyTo: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: FTP config advice or opinion Sent: Jun 19, 2009 15:29 Greetings - I am looking into setting up my first FTP server for my small office and am wondering if anyone is willing to give any advice (must do's, or must not do's) or opinions. I am reading through the information in the RedHat documents, the man page, and various howto's on the net, so I am beginning to learn the ftp specific terminology. My server runs RH3U9 and I plan on running the vsftpd service that is installed with it (our company will likely replace the server and upgrade to RH6 after it is released in the next year or so, but until then this is what I have to work with). Need: Our need for setting up an FTP sever in-house is that we regularly transfer large files (mostly Word or PDF) back and forth to clients. We have used some of the commercial web sites for large file transfers, and some of our clients ftp sites, and have had some complications and think that controlling our own ftp site may be more convenient for us in the long run. Objective: Our objective is to set up the ftp so that we can provide selected clients with a directory that allows them to both upload and download files from our server. We would want each client isolated to a directory that is specific to their project. We would like to provide each client with a predefined user name and password for their access. Staff within the office would have access to all the ftp project directories (it's a small office and we all work on each others projects). We don't need anonymous access. It looks like from what I am reading that our clients would be considered 'local users' in ftp terminology, and therefore I need to setup a user account on our server for each client I am going to provide ftp access. Is this correct, or is there a different way to achieve my objective? Our (only) server functions primarily as the office Samba file server, OpenVPN access point, and manages our tape backup system. Any advice is appreciated, especially that which is specific to my objective and with specific information about config settings that I should or should not include. Thanks. Jeff Boyce www.meridianenv.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list Paul M. Whitney, VCP Sr. Systems Engineer Worldwide Information Network Systems email: whitneyp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cell: 410.493.9448 fax: 301.306.1555 Pager: 1051178@xxxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
