How to check that FTP server configured correctly?
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How to check that FTP server configured correctly and ready to work? I mean, it should have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files. VSFTPD was installed a long time ago, and I never used it. I don't remember what settings I changed at all. Vsftpd version 3.0.3.
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How to check that FTP server configured correctly and ready to work? I mean, it should have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files. VSFTPD was installed a long time ago, and I never used it. I don't remember what settings I changed at all. Vsftpd version 3.0.3.
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"Configured Correctly" is a very very subjective opinion, of which only you can really determine if the configurations meet your needs. (The average sysadmin will say "Don't use FTP at all" in response to "Is FTP configured right", since FTP is no longer a safe or secure protocol to use for anything). Given the wide range of subjectivity you will get with regards to "Configured Correctly", you need to be more specific with what you're considering 'configured correctly' in order to properly get a specific-enough scope to your question. (Otherwise, "Too Broad" could be the close reason)
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:29
I mean FTP server have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files.
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How to check that FTP server configured correctly and ready to work? I mean, it should have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files. VSFTPD was installed a long time ago, and I never used it. I don't remember what settings I changed at all. Vsftpd version 3.0.3.
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How to check that FTP server configured correctly and ready to work? I mean, it should have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files. VSFTPD was installed a long time ago, and I never used it. I don't remember what settings I changed at all. Vsftpd version 3.0.3.
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"Configured Correctly" is a very very subjective opinion, of which only you can really determine if the configurations meet your needs. (The average sysadmin will say "Don't use FTP at all" in response to "Is FTP configured right", since FTP is no longer a safe or secure protocol to use for anything). Given the wide range of subjectivity you will get with regards to "Configured Correctly", you need to be more specific with what you're considering 'configured correctly' in order to properly get a specific-enough scope to your question. (Otherwise, "Too Broad" could be the close reason)
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:29
I mean FTP server have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files.
– minto
May 23 at 22:02
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"Configured Correctly" is a very very subjective opinion, of which only you can really determine if the configurations meet your needs. (The average sysadmin will say "Don't use FTP at all" in response to "Is FTP configured right", since FTP is no longer a safe or secure protocol to use for anything). Given the wide range of subjectivity you will get with regards to "Configured Correctly", you need to be more specific with what you're considering 'configured correctly' in order to properly get a specific-enough scope to your question. (Otherwise, "Too Broad" could be the close reason)
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:29
I mean FTP server have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files.
– minto
May 23 at 22:02
"Configured Correctly" is a very very subjective opinion, of which only you can really determine if the configurations meet your needs. (The average sysadmin will say "Don't use FTP at all" in response to "Is FTP configured right", since FTP is no longer a safe or secure protocol to use for anything). Given the wide range of subjectivity you will get with regards to "Configured Correctly", you need to be more specific with what you're considering 'configured correctly' in order to properly get a specific-enough scope to your question. (Otherwise, "Too Broad" could be the close reason)
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:29
"Configured Correctly" is a very very subjective opinion, of which only you can really determine if the configurations meet your needs. (The average sysadmin will say "Don't use FTP at all" in response to "Is FTP configured right", since FTP is no longer a safe or secure protocol to use for anything). Given the wide range of subjectivity you will get with regards to "Configured Correctly", you need to be more specific with what you're considering 'configured correctly' in order to properly get a specific-enough scope to your question. (Otherwise, "Too Broad" could be the close reason)
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:29
I mean FTP server have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files.
– minto
May 23 at 22:02
I mean FTP server have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files.
– minto
May 23 at 22:02
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Check what ports you have open with netstat -tln. use systemctl to restart the service and then use systemctl to check the status to see if it started correctly. Last try using it like you would expect a normal user to and see if that works.
answered May 23 at 20:27
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I don't think this answers OP's question of "configured correctly"
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:28
I checked this, vsftpd FTP server is active (running). How to set username and password for secure communication?
– minto
May 23 at 22:05
They are already set. They are the credentials you already use to login to that box. The command will look something like this:sftp <TargetMachine'sUser>@<TargetMachine'sIP>You can create a new user but that's a different question and I believe is already well covered on this site.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 3:01
No, I have not set user credentials.
– minto
May 24 at 15:07
You need to have access to the other machine first. Whether that access is just a username and password provided to you or you need to setup the machine and then use that username and password.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 15:29
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Check what ports you have open with netstat -tln. use systemctl to restart the service and then use systemctl to check the status to see if it started correctly. Last try using it like you would expect a normal user to and see if that works.
answered May 23 at 20:27
Rohlex32
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I don't think this answers OP's question of "configured correctly"
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:28
I checked this, vsftpd FTP server is active (running). How to set username and password for secure communication?
– minto
May 23 at 22:05
They are already set. They are the credentials you already use to login to that box. The command will look something like this:sftp <TargetMachine'sUser>@<TargetMachine'sIP>You can create a new user but that's a different question and I believe is already well covered on this site.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 3:01
No, I have not set user credentials.
– minto
May 24 at 15:07
You need to have access to the other machine first. Whether that access is just a username and password provided to you or you need to setup the machine and then use that username and password.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 15:29
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Check what ports you have open with netstat -tln. use systemctl to restart the service and then use systemctl to check the status to see if it started correctly. Last try using it like you would expect a normal user to and see if that works.
answered May 23 at 20:27
Rohlex32
388
I don't think this answers OP's question of "configured correctly"
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:28
I checked this, vsftpd FTP server is active (running). How to set username and password for secure communication?
– minto
May 23 at 22:05
They are already set. They are the credentials you already use to login to that box. The command will look something like this:sftp <TargetMachine'sUser>@<TargetMachine'sIP>You can create a new user but that's a different question and I believe is already well covered on this site.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 3:01
No, I have not set user credentials.
– minto
May 24 at 15:07
You need to have access to the other machine first. Whether that access is just a username and password provided to you or you need to setup the machine and then use that username and password.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 15:29
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Check what ports you have open with netstat -tln. use systemctl to restart the service and then use systemctl to check the status to see if it started correctly. Last try using it like you would expect a normal user to and see if that works.
answered May 23 at 20:27
Rohlex32
388
Check what ports you have open with netstat -tln. use systemctl to restart the service and then use systemctl to check the status to see if it started correctly. Last try using it like you would expect a normal user to and see if that works.
answered May 23 at 20:27
Rohlex32
388
answered May 23 at 20:27
Rohlex32
388
answered May 23 at 20:27
Rohlex32
388
answered May 23 at 20:27
Rohlex32
388
388
I don't think this answers OP's question of "configured correctly"
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:28
I checked this, vsftpd FTP server is active (running). How to set username and password for secure communication?
– minto
May 23 at 22:05
They are already set. They are the credentials you already use to login to that box. The command will look something like this:sftp <TargetMachine'sUser>@<TargetMachine'sIP>You can create a new user but that's a different question and I believe is already well covered on this site.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 3:01
No, I have not set user credentials.
– minto
May 24 at 15:07
You need to have access to the other machine first. Whether that access is just a username and password provided to you or you need to setup the machine and then use that username and password.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 15:29
 |Â
show 1 more comment
I don't think this answers OP's question of "configured correctly"
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:28
I checked this, vsftpd FTP server is active (running). How to set username and password for secure communication?
– minto
May 23 at 22:05
They are already set. They are the credentials you already use to login to that box. The command will look something like this:sftp <TargetMachine'sUser>@<TargetMachine'sIP>You can create a new user but that's a different question and I believe is already well covered on this site.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 3:01
No, I have not set user credentials.
– minto
May 24 at 15:07
You need to have access to the other machine first. Whether that access is just a username and password provided to you or you need to setup the machine and then use that username and password.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 15:29
I don't think this answers OP's question of "configured correctly"
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:28
I don't think this answers OP's question of "configured correctly"
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:28
I checked this, vsftpd FTP server is active (running). How to set username and password for secure communication?
– minto
May 23 at 22:05
I checked this, vsftpd FTP server is active (running). How to set username and password for secure communication?
– minto
May 23 at 22:05
They are already set. They are the credentials you already use to login to that box. The command will look something like this:
sftp <TargetMachine'sUser>@<TargetMachine'sIP> You can create a new user but that's a different question and I believe is already well covered on this site.– Rohlex32
May 24 at 3:01
They are already set. They are the credentials you already use to login to that box. The command will look something like this:
sftp <TargetMachine'sUser>@<TargetMachine'sIP> You can create a new user but that's a different question and I believe is already well covered on this site.– Rohlex32
May 24 at 3:01
No, I have not set user credentials.
– minto
May 24 at 15:07
No, I have not set user credentials.
– minto
May 24 at 15:07
You need to have access to the other machine first. Whether that access is just a username and password provided to you or you need to setup the machine and then use that username and password.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 15:29
You need to have access to the other machine first. Whether that access is just a username and password provided to you or you need to setup the machine and then use that username and password.
– Rohlex32
May 24 at 15:29
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"Configured Correctly" is a very very subjective opinion, of which only you can really determine if the configurations meet your needs. (The average sysadmin will say "Don't use FTP at all" in response to "Is FTP configured right", since FTP is no longer a safe or secure protocol to use for anything). Given the wide range of subjectivity you will get with regards to "Configured Correctly", you need to be more specific with what you're considering 'configured correctly' in order to properly get a specific-enough scope to your question. (Otherwise, "Too Broad" could be the close reason)
– Thomas Ward♦
May 23 at 20:29
I mean FTP server have preconfigured username and password and allow to receive files.
– minto
May 23 at 22:02