How to Setup FTP Server Ubuntu 14.04
I was following a tutorial to set this up on an AWS server and kept getting the same error: “Server sent passive reply with unroutable address. Using server address instead. Failed to retrieve directory listing.” I learned that FTP uses not only port 21, but another which is configured in your vsftpd.conf file. Here’s how to setup FTP Server Ubuntu 14.04.
Install VSFTPD
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vsftpd
Edit Config File
open /etc/vsftpd.conf and uncomment these lines (29, 33, 120):
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
chroot_local_user=YES
Add the following to the end of the file:
allow_writeable_chroot=YES
pasv_enable=Yes
pasv_max_port=12100
pasv_min_port=12000
Save and exit. Restart VSFTPD.
sudo service vsftpd restart
Add ftp user to Ubuntu
sudo useradd -m jordan -s /usr/sbin/nologin
sudo passwd jordan
Allow login access for nologin shell
Add this line to the end of /etc/shells:
/usr/sbin/nologin
Make sure you have all of the ports open in your firewall (21,12000-12100)
