FIRST, you don't want to use ftp. ftp is not secure enough for use. Second, look at ssh. sftp is a part of the ssh suite of products vsftpd is sftp, or secure ftp. puTTY makes ssh clients that work under Windows. puTTY is a very good product. their sftp client is very good. On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Jeff Boyce <jboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
