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29.0 Setting up a FTP server with YaST
Using the YaST module, you can configure
your machine to function as a FTP server. Anonymous and/or authenticated
users can connect to your machine and download and, depending on the
configuration, upload files using the FTP protocol. YaST provides a
unified configuration interface for various FTP server daemons installed
on your system.
The YaST configuration module can be used
to configure two different FTP server daemons: vsftpd (Very Secure FTP
Daemon) and pure-ftpd. Only installed servers can be configured. Standard
openSUSE media does not contain the pure-ftpd package. However, if the
pure-ftpd package is installed from another repository, it can be
configured using the YaST module.
The vsftpd and pure-ftpd servers have slightly different configuration
options, especially in the dialog.
This chapter describes the settings of the vsftpd for being the default
server for openSUSE.
If the YaST FTP Server module is not available in your system, install
the yast2-ftp-server package.
To configure the FTP server using YaST, follow these steps:
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Open YaST Control Center and choose or run
the yast2 ftp-server command as root.
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If there is not any FTP server installed in your system, you will be
asked which server to install when the YaST FTP Server module starts.
Choose a server (vsftpd is the standard server for openSUSE) and
confirm the dialog.
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In the dialog, configure the starting of the
FTP server. For more information, see Section 29.1, Starting the FTP server.
In the dialog, configure FTP directories,
welcome message, file creation masks and various other paramaters. For
more information, see Section 29.2, FTP General Settings.
In the dialog, set the parameters that
affect the load on the FTP server. For more information, see
Section 29.3, FTP Performance Settings.
In the dialog, set whether the FTP
server should be available for anonymous and/or authenticated users. For
more information, see Section 29.4, Authentication.
In the dialog, configure the
operation mode of the FTP server, SSL connections and firewall settings.
For more information, see Section 29.5, Expert Settings.
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Press to save the configurations.
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