FTP help

[Draxus123]

Hey im seriously a total newb to linux but hey im a quick learner.

1.How do i go about installing an ftp server on a machine?
2. Is there anyway i can make a directory and only allow ftp access to that directory
3. Can i password protect entry to the ftp server.

All of the questions above could you please tell me the correct commands

Thanks for your help guys

[iwanabeguru]

hi

i'm using proftp.
to install
aptitude install proftpd proftpd-doc

2. yes use "DefaultRoot" options to do this

3.yes

may you can use the gtk based configuration tool for configureing proftpd
i never used it so i can't tell anything about it.
to install
aptitude install gproftpd

now you must configure your ftp server , proftpd uses the /etc/proftpd.conf file to store configuration.
you can find many good descriptions how to configure your server, or you can read the documentations in /usr/share/doc/proftpd directory


good luck