How to Install and Configure ProFTPD on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Install and Configure ProFTPD on Ubuntu

ProFTPD (short for Pro FTP daemon) is an FTP server. ProFTPD is Free and open-source software, compatible with Unix-like systems and Microsoft Windows (via Cygwin). Along with vsftpd and Pure-FTPd, ProFTPD is among the most popular FTP servers in 

Unix-like environments today. Compared to those, which focus e.g. on simplicity, speed or security, ProFTPD's primary design goal is to be a highly feature rich FTP server, exposing a large amount of configuration options to the user.

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Step 1: Install ProFTPD

First, you’ll follow a simple best practice: ensuring the list of available packages is up to date before installing anything new.

[root@hackthesec]# apt-get update

Then let’s install ProFTPD and any required packages:

[root@hackthesec]# apt-get -y install proftpd

During the install process you’ll be prompted with the following screen:

Select standalone and then Ok to finish the installation.

Step 2: Configure ProFTPD

Let’s edit the configuration file for ProFTPD:

[root@hackthesec]# vi /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf

Change the ServerName to the hostname of your server. In the case below, ftp.hackthesec.co.in is an example:

ServerName "ftp.hackthesec.co.in"

To limit users to their home directory uncomment the line that says DefaultRoot:

# Use this to jail all users in their homes

DefaultRoot ~

Exit and save the file with the command :wq .

Restart the ProFTPD service:

[root@hackthesec]# service proftpd restart

Then set the ProFTPD service to start at boot:

[root@hackthesec]# update-rc.d proftpd defaults

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