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File Transfer Protocol

F T P S e r v e r

L i n u x C l i e n t W i n d o w C l i e n t

 File Transfer protocol is one of the oldest members of the TCP/IP protocol stack, yet it is still in
common use today.
 As the name suggests, it is optimized for transferring files.
 FTP server is used to exchange files between computers over network.
 FTP server can be use as a centralized server to maintain all client’s data in single system.

In Linux / Unix No of FTP Services are available are
VSFTPD – very secure file transfer protocol daemon.
WU-FTP – Washington University File transfer protocol.

Requirement for FTP Services: -
vsftpd - ……………………rpm

Port numbers: -
 20- FTP data transfer
 21- FTP data control connection

Configuration File
 /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

Service: -
Vsftpd
Daemon: -vsftpd
We can configure FTP services in two ways are
1. Anonymous user (or) FTP Access.
2. Local user Access.
By default, after installing the FTP package, we have a sharable location call “/var/ftp/pub”. If we create
any files in this location, they are automatically share via ftp method. If we require any advance option,
we can configure the configuration file.
By default, FTP server supports to both anonymous and local users access.

S. Pradhan
(MCA, MBA-IT, BCA, CCNA, MCSA 2012, RHCE, ETHICAL HACKING)
Email Id:-spradhan.iiht@gmail.com
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