Specifications

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Starting FTP Service
You must start FTP service to make it available to users.
To start FTP service:
1 Open Server Admin and connect to the server.
2 Click the triangle at the left of the server.
The list of services appears.
3 From the expanded Servers list, select FTP.
4 Click Start FTP (below the Servers list).
From the command line:
To start FTP service: m
$ sudo serveradmin start ftp
For information about serveradmin, see its man page. For the basics of command-line
tool usage, see Introduction to Command-Line Administration.
Permitting Anonymous FTP User Access
You can permit guests to log in to your FTP server with the user name “ftp” or
“anonymous.” Guests don’t need a password to log in, but they are prompted to enter
a mail address.
For better security, do not enable anonymous access.
To enable anonymous FTP service:
1 Open Server Admin and connect to the server.
2 Click the triangle at the left of the server.
The list of services appears.
3 From the expanded Servers list, select FTP.
4 Click Settings, then click General.
5 Under Access, select “Enable anonymous access.”
The default limit is 50.
6 Click Save.
From the command line:
To enable anonymous FTP access: m
$ sudo serveradmin settings ftp:anonymousAccessPermitted = yes
For information about serveradmin, see its man page. For the basics of command-line
tool usage, see Introduction to Command-Line Administration.