Set up FTP and CIFS access on Linux


Server Build

  • SSH to the host
  • sudo su .
  • vim /etc/yum.conf
proxy=http://host:port
[ol6_latest]
name=Oracle Linux $releasever Latest ($basearch)
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

User Configuration

  • groupadd fileshare
  • useradd administrator
  • useradd Administrator
  • passwd administrator
  • passwd Administrator
  • usermod -a -G fileshare administrator
  • usermod -a -G fileshare Administrator
  • smbpasswd -a administrator
  • smbpasswd -a Administrator
  • mkdir -P /some/dir/fileshare
  • chown -R administrator:fileshare /some/dir/fileshare

FTP Configuration

  • vim /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
dirmessage_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
xferlog_std_format=YES
listen=YES
pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
userlist_deny=NO
tcp_wrappers=YES
local_root=/some/dir/fileshare
anon_root=/some/dir/fileshare
userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd/user_list
  • vim /etc/vsftpd/user_list
    • append administrator and Administrator to the list
  • /etc/init.d/vsftpd start/stop
  • ftp://fileshare-host.com

SMB/CIFS Configuration

  • vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
  • Everything should be commented out except the following -
        [global]
        workgroup = MYGROUP
        server string = Samba Server Version %v
        netbios name = fileshare-host
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        max log size = 50
        security = user
        passdb backend = tdbsam

        [public]
        comment = Public Stuff
        path = /some/dir/fileshare
        public = yes
        writable = yes
        printable = no
        write list = @fileshare
  • /sbin/service smb start/stop
  • \\fileshare-host\public


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