Pure-FTPD + pureadmin (Ftp server with gui)

Install ''Pure-FTPD'' with GUI

1. Install the pure-ftpd package and the pureadmin package from the Universe Repository.

2. Then use your favorite text editor and open up the /etc/inetd.conf file. Comment (add a # at the start of) the line containing 'ftp'

3. Again use your favorite text editor and open up the /etc/default/pure-ftpd-common file. Change STANDALONE_OR_INETD=inetd to STANDALONE_OR_INETD=standalone

4. Then

   sudo groupadd ftpgroup

   and

   sudo useradd -g ftpgroup -d /dev/null -s /etc ftpuser

   in the terminal.

5. Next create your ftpuser directory

   sudo mkdir /home/ftpusers

6. Then to create a user directory for joe

   sudo mkdir /home/ftpusers/joe

   (you can create a directory for each ftp user)

7. Then to add user joe

   sudo pure-pw useradd joe -u ftpuser -d /home/ftpusers/joe

8. Then to create you user database

   sudo pure-pw mkdb

9. Then

   sudo ln -s /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.passwd /etc/pureftpd.passwd

   and

   sudo ln -s /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.pdb /etc/pureftpd.pdb

   and

   sudo ln -s /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/PureDB /etc/pure-ftpd/auth/PureDB

   which will create symbolic links between the respective files.

10. Then using your favorite text editor create the file /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/UnixAuthentication containing only the string no without quotes.

11. Next you need to modify the permissions of /home/ftpusers directory and of any other subdirectories. The owner must be ftpuser while Group must be ftpgroup

12. After doing that open up pureadmin in the terminal.

    gksudo pureadmin

    and stop firestarter if it is installed.

NOTES

• The user joe is used as an example, you can change user joe and/or add or remove other users through pureadmin.

You may need to restart PureFTPD before changes take effect.

sudo /etc/init.d/pure-ftpd restart

Original Ubuntu Forums thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=91052