Questions tagged [ftp]
File transfer protocol is a method of transferring data over a network. On Ubuntu, FTP may be used in both GUI (though FTP clients) and CLI (through, e.g., the sftp command) modes.
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Cannot start FileZilla (Bus Error)
I am a Ubuntu 20.04LTS and recently installed FileZilla via apt-get to access files from a remote server. Whenever I run filezilla on the terminal, I get the following output:
Bus error (core dumped)
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.listing: Permission denied when downloading data via ftp
I have a problem to download data via ftp. I am completely hazy about ftp.
I am trying to get data via wget 'ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/db/nt*.gz'
Even though I set anonymous_enable=YES, ...
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FTP user that can browse all home subfolders
I'm new to servers...
I have disabled root login via SSH for security reasons.
I have created a 'user' but that user can only browse his own /home/user folder via FTP.
If I want to be able to control ...
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Vsftpd error - 530 Login Incorrect - After Config file, PAM file, User Setup and Other Related Files have been Verified
I know this issue has been asked and answered numerous times, but I have followed every question and answer I can find with no luck, hence asking the question to the community again, hoping that ...
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Cannot escape character '@' in fstab file
I want to attach remote FTP directory as a local directory in my system. I will use curlftpfs line in the fstab file , but to login I have to pass my user name and password. The user name has a ...
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File copied to folder unable to be read by folder owner
I have an SFTP server that I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04. It was previously running 18.04.
The server is used to move files between a Windows computer and the FTP users. An FTP user may upload ...
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Limit FTP users to home directory on webmin
I'm Using ProFTP on webmin, Ubuntu 14.04.
I need to make FTP accounts for clients, who are limited to just a specified folder with no other access to the server.
I would prefer if it was secure.
I ...
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Ftp user that has access to every file and directory
How can I create a user for FTP that has access to every directory and file to write it I'm using the VSFTPD.
Thanks
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How to connect to an FTP server
Previously,
We could connect to a file server in nautilus by clicking on the Files button in the menu bar, but in Ubuntu 16.10 i can not see it.
Where is he, because it was a great stuff
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PCManFM-QT, Dolphin, FTP, and upload/overwrite prompts
In the previous version of ubuntu, PCManFM-QT would not prompt to upload/overwrite remote files when editing in VSCode using PCManFM-QT as my FTP client. I've updated to Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS, and ...
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IPSConfig3 permissions problem for FTP users
I am using ISPConfig3 for creating websites and FTP users as well.
When I create an FTP user, he is under Client 1 user. But website is under www-data user.
This creates struggle, if an owner of a ...
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How to download a directory over FTP?
I want to download a directory over FTP. The directory is very large, and it would be useful if I can pause and resume the download as needed.
The target FTP directory is static. That is, it's ...
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Restrict user (connecting via vsftpd) to a subdirectory inside another user's home directory
I have a problem and I am not sure how to approach it. Some research has let me to different results, like configuring vsftpd, using bindfs or suggesting to move everything to another shared location, ...
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Can't run autoinstall with ubuntu server 20.04
Good morning,
I have a problem with starting up autoinstall while booting Ubuntu Server 20.04 ISO.
I have already read all documentation and couple internet manuals but I'm not able to make Ubuntu ...
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Can not connect via FTP over explicit TLS/SSL
I have been rather desperate trying to connect via FTP over explicit TLS/SSL.
I am following this manual: http://repeatexplorer.umbr.cas.cz/static/html/help/manual.html#using-ftp
Here is what I ...
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I am receiving an error when trying to set up XAMPP with Kubuntu 20.04
I am using Kubuntu 20.04 on my laptop. I have installed XAMPP and can get it to run. I am able to open the dashboard and find the how to page. So I know that it is installed.
I am trying make it so ...
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vsftpd - Illegal PORT command
I'm using a Ubuntu Server on a VirtualBox machine. Apache and SSH are working, but FTP after successfully connect to the server and login, it sends a error message:
- Command: PORT 127,0,0,1,180,221 ...
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ufw blocks incoming FTP traffic (on port DPT=44745)
I have JVM app which is dealing as client with FTP, it works fine when ufw is disabled, but when I enable ufw with:
ufw allow ftp
Check status output is then:
Status: active
Logging: on (medium)
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can not connect my android phone to ubuntu
I am using a android phone with android 10
I plug the device on my laptop, using Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS,
and select file transfer and averything ok
but when I click in the device this error pops up:
error ...
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Why does Nautilus behave differently for ssh:// vs ftp://?
Why is there a difference in performance and behavior in Nautilus if I access my NAS using ssh vs. ftp?
(I already know that ssh gets replaced by sftp in the Nautilus pathbar).
I expected Nautilus to ...
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Trouble setting up FTP (vsftpd) connection with server
I'm trying to transfer files from my Windows 10 laptop to my Ubuntu Server (Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS), and I'd like to use an FTP connection. I'm kind of knew to this, so I don't entirely know what I'm ...
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VSFTPD - Server refuses to login
I have installed vsftpd: version 3.0.3 and below is my configuration (vsftpd.conf):
listen=YES
anonymous_enable=YES
local_enable=NO
anon_root=/srv/ftp/
no_anon_password=YES
listen_address=0.0.0.0
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vsftp - folders cannot be listed when connection is from outside local network
I just installed vsftpd, configuration is following:
listen=NO
listen_ipv6=YES
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
dirmessage_enable=YES
use_localtime=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
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How to change vsftpd's default directory to / instead of the user's home directory?
I currently have vsftpd installed in such a way, that when a user, say for instance my account frederik authenticates, I will be directed to my home directory /home/frederik/.
This is a problem for ...
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ProFTPD multiple users with super user
I have a question on ProFTPD. Is it possible to create a super user that can access all other ftp users ftp home directory?
For example, say we have SuperUser, user1, user2, user3, the user home ...
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How to add FTP users on Ubuntu?
I installed an Ubuntu VPS and installed vsftpd on it. How do I add users with passwords to it that can modify the root directory?
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS unable to start vsftpd
I installed vsftpd using sudo apt install vsftpd.
I then edited /etc/vsftpd.conf following the instructions in this tutorial:
https://www.ubuntu18.com/setup-ftp-server-ubuntu-18/. I ensured that /etc/...
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Slow upload speed over ftp/sftp
I have an Ubuntu 20.04 machine and a Windows 10 machine both on the same local network (both connected via ethernet to the same router). I initially used SFTP to transfer files from the Windows ...
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Using Ubuntu as a network file server - options to remote in from other locations?
I recently bought a new machine I'm planning to use as a file server. I've utilized Samba and created a share, etc - which I can access from my Windows machines on the network.
I was curious though, ...
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I can't enable passive mod in my ftp server
I have installed vsftpd in a Ubuntu server 20.04. The service works fine, i have connection with it and tha active mode work fine. I tried to enable passive mode but doesn't works. This is my ...
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How to use specific IP with vsftpd?
Here is the scenario:
We have one AWS Ubuntu server Server
This server is working as ftp client
Now when we try to connect to XYZ companies ftp server using this AWS server as client, it is sending ...
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Can no longer write to my external hard drive
I have an external hard drive mounted to my /home directory. It worked perfectly since day one. But I haven't touched it in a while and for some reason it won't let me transfer files to it via FTP. ...
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Connect to FTP server with a specific username via the file browser
I'm having a bit of trouble with ubuntu 18.04 . I want to connect to a remote ftp folder using the UI. I managed to get it to work for one location by clicking on 'Other locations' and entering the ...
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How to automatically sync the contents of a local folder with the contents of a ftp folder?
After searching everywhere I have not managed to find a specific answer for my question.
On Windows there is an application called FTPbox that will automatically sync a local folder with an ftp one ...
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Finding Downloaded Files In .pcap File
I am looking through a packet capture (.pcap) file, trying to find 4 files downloaded from an FTP server, but haven’t been able to find them. I have tried many online tools, but am unable to use ...
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After Permission & Ownership Changes system starts giving me errors
All problems started when I changed ownership and permission with gksu nautilus from the ETC and SBIN folder. After realizing what I had done, I followed some online threads and I've put back chmod ...
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How do I make a folder owner writable, and world readable
I have just successfully setup a local user with FTP access with his own home folder and chrooted to that folder, but he's asking if there's a way for that folder (/home/username) can be owner ...
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Process Monitoring live log
I would like to monitor a process (vsftpd) under ubuntu 21.10 and I would like to do on command line. It's possible to see when someone is connected and when the download is running? I tried vsftpdwho ...
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Lftp default timeout and retry?
Where can I find the defaults for lftp? Eg net:max-retries and net:timeout.
I'm asking because I get some **** Data socket error (Connection timed out) - reconnecting message in my lftp debug log. ...
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Which file transfer protocol will support Linux-like file names with NAS?
I am using Ubuntu 21.04, and I need use Nautilus to transfer files between Ubuntu and a NAS.
The NAS supports AFP, FTP, and SMB transfer protocols.
Therefore, I can only use the following paths in ...
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How do I execute FTP commands on one line?
This is what I'm doing when I log into a FTP:
ftp user:password@server
ftp: user:password@server: Unknown host
ftp> echo HELLO WORLD!
ftp> quit
I'd like to do a one-line FTP command...
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TFTP server running on virtual machine not responding
I'm running TFTP server on a Ubuntu virtual machine(VM Virtual Box), using tftpd-hpa package. When I try to connect to a server on my local machine as a client and try running get or put command, I ...
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How to create an FTP/SFTP user to manage /var/www which is owned by www-data
I am trying to create an FTP user that can manage the /var/www directory which is owned by www-data.
I have seen a post suggesting this:
chown -R newuser:www-data /var/www
How do I create a user and ...
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lftp certificate suddenly not trusted
Since one week ago, lftp does not validate one of the root certificates on my system
Certificate: CN=www.planete-sciences.org
Issued by: C=US,O=Let's Encrypt,CN=R3
Checking against: C=US,...
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FTP files opened from Nautilus opens in Firefox instead of default application (Ubuntu 18.04)
I often use Nautilus to connect to my ftp server. Whenever I open a remote file from nautilus (even when it states that the default program is something like gedit) it still opens that file in ...
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Transfer file from Ubuntu computer to network drive
I want to transfer a large file (1 GB size approx) from my computer with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to a Hard Drive connected to the USB port of my router. I want the transfer to be done automatically, thus it ...
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How to add a specific path for FTP user home?
I installed recently vsftpd and added a user called ftpuser. I created the /etc/vsftpd.conf file from scratch with the following info:
listen=YES
listen_ipv6=YES
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
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VSFTPD permissions error. Can't create directory through Wordpress
I've vsftpd user dev which is the member of www-data. Every file I upload through ftp gets dev as owner and www-data as a group. I can access the website through the browser and able to login and make ...
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Download FTP directory and files in remote Ubuntu server via SSH
I want to download the files listed in a FTP directory, ftp://ftp.ivc.polytech.univ-nantes.fr/NAMA3DS1_COSPAD1/Avi_videos/HRC_00_Reference/. On my WINDOWS laptop when I put this link in the address ...
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Kubuntu 18: Dolphin as FTP
When editing code online, I use Dolphin for FTP. I can double-click and the file opens in my editor, no problem. When I save in the editor, it uploads the changes. It's ideal.
Right now, the double-...