FTP config advice or opinion

[Paul Whitney]

Don't set up ftp. Setup. SSHD. That gives you secure shell, ftp' and copy. My 2 cents. 

Paul 


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From: Jeff Boyce
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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

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