How to install BFTPD server

[metalshark]

Hi guys,
Here i go again with a very annoying newbie question. Recently I tried installing bftpd on my server and this is what I did:
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pacman -S bftpd
# made changes on my home directory to /srv/http
nano /etc/bftpd.conf
# looked for ROOTDIR and changed the value to "/srv/http/"
# saved changes.
# created a new user for it
useradd -g users-G wheel,ftp,http -m webmaster
# made a password for webmaster
passwd webmaster
# added webmaster to the ftpdpassword file as well
# with this format: webmaster password users /srv/http/
nano /etc/ftpdpassword
# finally ran bftpd
bftpd -d
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I tried accessing ftp via browser and Windows Explorer (ugghh) but I still can't get in. Any tips to help me out please?

[WarheadsSE]

http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/doc/en/bftpd-tutorial.html

[Socaltom]

I tried to install it last week, and I could not get anything to connect. I installed vsftpd and had it working in about 5 minutes
Tom

[metalshark]

@WarheadsSE - yes, that's the same website I followed.

@Socaltom - can you please share to us how you did this? Thanks buddy.

[Socaltom]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ve ... FTP_Daemon

[metalshark]

Thanks Socaltom! Got it up and running! That was a lot painless than bftpd.

So far, i can add a user and it automatically creates it's own home directory. If it aint to much to ask, how to I .. lets say user webmaster use /srv/http as part of his directory?

I'm having difficulty in understanding if I still have to create a virtual user and chown /srv/http to it.

[Socaltom]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('metalshark', 'T')hanks Socaltom! Got it up and running! That was a lot painless than bftpd.

So far, i can add a user and it automatically creates it's own home directory. If it aint to much to ask, how to I .. lets say user webmaster use /srv/http as part of his directory?

I'm having difficulty in understanding if I still have to create a virtual user and chown /srv/http to it.

[metalshark]

@Socaltom,

INVALUABLE INFORMATION TOM! THANK YOU SO MUCH! (yes, im shouting people)...
I learned 4 things that I think I wouldn't even learn with in years of searching! Thank you so much! I will go try it out as soon as i get my server back up again. My going bad USB Hard Disk just went VERY BAD. Lol

Thank you so much Socaltom.

[metalshark]

BTW... how come you guys can quote and if I try quoting anybody it says "This topic is too old to reply, so, it's locked now. Thanks."??? just asking, lol.

[Socaltom]

I always paste the text I want to quote, and then select it, then press the quote button above the reply text box.

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