how to setup FTP server

1. install 

   sudo apt-get install vsftpd


2. configure

   1) Anonymous FTP Configuration
 
     a) By default, anonymous user "ftp" is created and allowed , 
        the FTP directory (home directory) is /home/ftp, it can 
        be changed to other folder:

          sudo usermod -d /srv/samba/share_other ftp

        
     b) by default, the anonymous users are not allowed to upload 
        files to FTP server. To change this setting, you should 
        uncomment the following line

        sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf
          
            anon_upload_enable=YES
  
     c) sudo /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart    

 

    2) User Authenticated FTP Configuration

       a) to authenticate system users and allow them to upload files 
     
          sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf
         
            local_enable=YES
            write_enable=YES

       b) sudo /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart