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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Moving files from a phone to an Ubuntu computer has a problem
I am having trouble with "other locations" on Ubuntu 24.04. It used to work, but now I have obviously done something or something has happened that has stopped it from working.
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Setting execute permission on ftp only for owner with Nautilus
I have connected to sftp server using Nautilus (i.e. Other Locations from standard Files window).
I want to add x permission but only for owner. When I click Properties and Permissions - the GUI ...
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Deja-dup restoration not responding
I used Deja-Dup to back-up the /home/ folder of a Xubuntu client running Ubuntu 16.04. The files were saved in an FTP server and I was able to restore files to the client machine, encrypted with a ...
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I have 2 ftp users in ubuntu and chroot them to their home directories. Can't login if /bin/false or /sbin/nologin
I have an FTP server configured using vsftpd and created 2 users.
ftpuser1
ftpuser2
these are chrooted to their /home directories.
I cannot login into ftp if i changed the shell of the user accounts ...
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FTP failure when using /usr/bin/ftp but wrosk using python module
I am trying to run FTP from my shell script using /usr/bin/ftp, as below (I am sending these files to the Windows FTP server):
/usr/bin/ftp -v -n 10.23.23.34 <<FTP_SCRIPT > ${TMPDIR}/ftp....
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Passive FTP not working
I rent a VPS and they migrated my account to another machine, causing passive FTP to stop working. I am trying to get it working again without luck.
Active mode works fine, but when it is on passive ...
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Allow user to access root ftp directory
I have the following situation: I have a sensor that has data streaming capability over FTP, however it is not possible to specify which folder to use to save the data.
After I input the FTP server IP,...
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FTP Server responds on localhost, but not pc on same subnet
I am now running Ubuntu 22.04 after recently upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04. I am using the latest vsftpd. I have verified that I can ftp to the localhost and see the contents of the directory once I'm ...
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No supported authentication methods available (server sent: publickey) while using FTP
I have created an EC2 instance and it's working. I have created the FTP users and passwords successfully. Now while connecting FTP using FileZilla. I am getting below error
Command: open "...
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Kubuntu FTP shortcuts on desktop are opening with Firefox
I've upgraded Kubuntu from 20.04 to 22.04 and now the FTP desktop shortcuts (with the URL like "ftp://...") are opening with Firefox, not Dolphin. I've set Dolphin as default application, ...
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Cannot access local server via Nautilus or Filezilla, but I can access it via Plex
I have an ubuntu 22.04 LTS server connected via ethernet to my wireless router, the device ip is 192.168.50.175, I can ping it from terminal and it shows up in the router map.
When I remote into Plex ...
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FTP user group & previous file and folder permissions is not getting assigned
I have successfully created a group(zep_group) and a few FTP user accounts(zep_user_1, zep_user_2, zep_user_3) within the same group(zep_group) on my Ubuntu server (Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS).
I have ...
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vsftpd fails LIST command even when firewall is off and on localhost
I installed vsftpd and am using ufw as my firewall. I can connect to the ftp server, login, and change directories, but any attempt at using a LIST command times out from both external and localhost. ...
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How I can see that vsftpd's users write as the password on my ubuntu?
I have ubuntu 20.04 and I give ftp access for 35 customers for uploading files for us. Everything was right but today one customer change his server and cannot connect. He wrote a wrong password. I ...
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GCC 7.4.0 compilation gets stuck at contribs/download_prerequisites
When running contribs/download_prerequisites the script gets stuck without any output. How can I resolve this?
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Facing problem with MP4 file uploads on Ubuntu with filezilla (the file size reduces after upload). Can someone help?
I am attempting to upload an mp4 file (112MB) to a Linux server. After a successful transfer, its size is reduced to 103MB or 80MB. It is not uploading the full size. Its Owner/Group changed ...
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what can i do to put files from local machine to my remote machine in local network?
I have been installed vsftpd to exchange files from one computer to another one and vice versa. When I've connected to my remote machine using ftp -A -a 192.168.0.32 - I've got the following output:
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Connecting to my locally running ftp server written in golang
I am trying to use this ftpserver on Ubuntu. I am able to start the server as in below screenshot but I don't know how to connect to it when it's running. I tried ftp [IP] command which I found online,...
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When to use LFTP -c versus -e versus nothing
Hi someone tell me what is the difference between using -c and -e in a LFTP script?
e.g. of -c: Lftp default timeout and retry?
e.g. of -e: https://stackoverflow.com/a/32432851/13862759
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What's an easy way to access a directory of a docker volume with Nextcloud which is running in another docker container?
I hope this is the right place to ask this question.
My problems is as follows: I have a Ubuntu Server 22.04.2 with docker running on my home server.
On one docker container I'm running Nextcloud and ...
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Problem with SFTP: "Credentials were not accepted by the server"
I'm using an instance of Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS via AWS, having enabled ports 22 and 443 in Ubuntu via ufw, and I'm using a Security Group with those same ports enabled.
Although I'm able to connect via ...
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pure-ftpd doesn't apply umask to file permission
I'm trying to set up pure-ftpd on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS with a default file permission for uploaded files, but it doesn't seem to apply my umask config for some reason.
I want the permission to be 660 ...
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I can't reach my server
I have ubuntu 20.04 server hosting with nginx. My site is in word press. I was trying to install ftp by following documentation on Vultr. Suddenly, the connection with my site, lost (502 bad gateway)....
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How to allow an FTP user to manage /var/www/site1 which is owned by www-data user
I have a site called site1 located in /var/www/site1, and it is owned by www-data user. The group permission is belong www-data group.
The web server is Apache2. The FTP server is ProFTPD.
As we allow ...
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VSFTPD Access error
I have a problem. I configured my vsftpd for two users, using the commands (without forgetting about the configuration file).:
riven@riven:~$ sudo adduser r1ven riven@riven:~$ sudo adduser max ...
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ftp Connection refused over virtualbox
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 (Computer A) as a host and Ubuntu 20.04 inside a virtualbox (Computer B). I want to be able to ftp from the host to the VB, but I get connection refused whenever I try to ftp ...
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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