This wizard resembles the
one used to configure a web server: It will let you specify whether
FTP should be disabled, visible from the local network, from the
external network, or both. Check the appropriate boxes as shown in Figure 15.7, “Defining FTP Server
Visibility”.
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Warning |
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If your server network parameters are provided by DHCP the FTP server might not function properly if set to be visible from the Internet. |
The basic FTP server configuration is shown in Figure 15.8, “FTP Server Configuration”. Besides the server's name you should provide an email address for the administrator so that he can receive alert messages.
You are then allowed to configure a few options (Figure 15.9, “FTP Server Options”):
The standard FTP port is 21
, if
you specify something else here FTP clients will have
to be configured accordingly.
By checking this option, users who log into the FTP server will be “boxed inside” their home directories.
If your server is likely to host large files, it might be prudent to allow users to resume downloads.
Check this option if you want your server to be able to exchange files with other FTP servers. Please note that the FXP protocol is not very secure.
To begin populating your
FTP server, simply put the files in the
/var/ftp/pub/
directory. You can connect to
your FTP server as soon as the wizard is finished through the
ftp://localhost/pub
URL. Home directories are
also accessible by default with local password authentication. If
queen
wants to access her home directory she
has to use the ftp://queen@localhost
URL.