Wu-ftpd FTP Server

wu-ftpd.org ("WuFTP") is delegated to four nameservers, however two delegated nameservers are missing in the zone and one other nameserver is listed. Two nameservers have the same IP number. Some of them are on the same IP network. Incoming mail for wu-ftpd.org is handled by one mailserver at wu-ftpd.org themselves. wu-ftpd.org has one IP number. ns.wu-ftpd.org and mail.wu-ftpd.org point to the same IP and also shares mailservers. cix.net, anog.net, wwiv.net, anog.org, kooks.net and at least 17 other hosts share nameservers with this domain. ns.wu-ftpd.org, www.wu-ftpd.org and mail.wu-ftpd.org are subdomains to this hostname. wu-ftpd.org is ranked #2403211 world wide and is hosted on a server in United States. Trustworthiness and privacy of this site is good. (more on reputation).

For some reason, it's extremely hard to find all the documentation you need to easily set up wuftpd to allow FTP to semi-secure areas of a Unix filesystem. It's relatively simple to setup anonymous FTP, where the user has little or no access. But there are many occasions where you might want to allow users to have access to, for instance, Web site directories without allowing them to get into higher levels.For some reason, it's extremely hard to find all the documentation you need to easily set up wuftpd to allow FTP to semi-secure areas of a Unix filesystem. It's relatively simple to setup anonymous FTP, where the user has little or no access. But there are many occasions where you might want to allow users to have access to, for instance, Web site directories without allowing them to get into higher levels.

There's only a few things you have to do, but failure to do any one of them results in frustration and failure.

I'm eager to keep improving this as a simplified account of how to set up an FTP server, so please write me with comments or improvements.

Install the Latest Version
Wuftpd (originally maintained by Washington University in St. Louis) is the standard FTP server used on Linux and most Unix boxes. It has great flexibility and configuration, but languished for lack of updates for quite a while, though sporadic attempts were made to maintain the last beta (from 1995 or so).

However, a new group is spearheading regular releases fixing security holes and bugs, and making wuftpd more compatible with modern operating system versions. Before proceeding below, get the latest "VR" release at ftp://ftp.vr.net/pub/wu-ftpd. Download the release named "...-vrXX.tar..." at the end.

A 2.5 release is expected soon, as is a site dedicated to wuftpd. The VR releases don't use the Red Hat "rpm" system, but are easy enough to make and install