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by ayje

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Hi,
I have given a project to set up a linux ftp server. Any Ideas of what are the step I should follow. I took a fedora 8 class about year about, but we did not go over a ftp server. Is Fedora project and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 server are the same?
Thank you

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by deity_chooch

First, although Fedora and RHEL are related (Fedora is a testing ground for RHEL), they are not the same. I haven't used RHEL, but I have heard some good things about it. On the other hand, I have used Fedora systems and would recommend against using them. Most of the Fedora Core systems I have installed are flawed and need some kind of repair.

That being said, an FTP server is not that hard to set up. You will need to install an FTP service (pro-ftpd is a common one) and then simply create users on your GNU/Linux machine. Make sure that the users have chroot jails though, for security purposes. For step-by-step instructions, search Google for the FTP daemon of your choice and the concept of chroot jails.

by ayje

I look online and I found too much info about. Can you recomend me a specific ftp daemon. I am sorry if I am asking for too much.
Thank you

by deity_chooch

I've used ProFTPD in that past and have not had any issues. I'd look into that. Sorry for the delay in posting, by the way.

by ayje

Thanx for the info. I will look into it

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