SETTING UP A FTP

[linexpert]

hi,
i have tried this post in suse section but did not get a reply so i will try it here.
I am trying to use my computer as a server and would like to set up a ftp,so i will be able to post some of my documents online. I dont know anything about setting up ftps so i am hoping that this post will get alot of good replys.
Plese tell me or post some links that will help me set up my ftp.

Your help is really appreciated

[Slip]

Check out this application called gproftpd which is basically a GTK2 frontend to the very powerful proftpd ftp server.

http://mange.dynup.net/linux.html

[linexpert]

slip thanks for the reply,
i downloaded and installed the GProFTPD rpm but cant find it. any idea where it might be?

[Xenon]

I always use vsftpd (very secure ftp deamon) as it has a fairly simple config file which won't take too long to customise. It is started from within xinetd.

[Slip]

slip thanks for the reply,
i downloaded and installed the GProFTPD rpm but cant find it. any idea where it might be?

On my system its /usr/bin/gproftpd as root do

updatedb && locate gproftpd

and it will find it for you.

[linexpert]

would someone please post step by step instructions on what i have to do to successfully set up a tp from my computer. i am a noob as you can tell.
thanks

[winter]

id follow this guide at http://www.vsftpdrocks.org/ for vsftpd.

[Dante_Alighieri]

Also note that for vsftpd, you don't have to set up or use xinetd, you can just use it as a stand-alone program. In fact, it looks like that maker of vsftpd is suggesting you do that. So all you have to do is this:

1.) Download vsftpd-whatever.tar.gz.
2.) # tar -xzpf vsftpd-whatever.tar.gz
3.) # cd vsftpd-whatever
4.) Read the INSTALL file, it's not very long and not hard to follow at all.