Pseudo/Virtual Account Setup In Proftpd

 

1.In /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf

 

DefaultRoot ~

AuthUserFile /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd

RequireValidShell off

 

2. Enter the following command and password followed by the command after changing the directory to the /etc/proftpd/

 

ftpasswd –stdin –passwd –name username –uid 33 –gid 33 –home /var/www –shell /bin/false

 

Where:

 

Username: The username required for the user.

 

/var/www: The home directory of the user. ie; change as required.

 

Also set /etc/proftpd/ recursively under the ownership and group “proftpd”

 

Note: Depending on the UID and GID the permissions will be set on the files for the newly uploaded files under the FTP accounts.

 

4. /etc/init.d/proftpd restart

 

That’s all done!!

 

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Notes:

 

In centos/other version installations the proftpd configuration will be setup to authenticate from “pam.d” so in this case please use the following configuration

 

DefaultRoot ~

AuthUserFile /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd

RequireValidShell off

AuthPAM off

 

Then in AWS servers use “MasqueradeAddress PUBLIC IP OF THE SERVER” and also open necessary passive ports.

 

Eg:

 

DefaultRoot ~

AuthUserFile /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd

RequireValidShell off

AuthPAM off

PassivePorts 40000 50000

MasqueradeAddress 52.76.44.148

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References: http://positon.org/proftpd-and-authuserfile-for-password-file

http://askubuntu.com/questions/339623/how-do-i-crate-a-virtual-ftp-user-with-preseted-password-using-ftpasswd-and-bash

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