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FTP Server section is inaccurate

Bug #595922 reported by Martin Underwood
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Sommer

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs

In the FTP Server section of the Ubuntu 10.04 Server Guide (https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/ftp-server.html) there are a number of problems.
1. The default Anonymous home directory no longer seems to be /home/ftp. Instead it seems to have been changed to /srv/ftp.
2. By default, vsftpd no longer seems to be configured for anonymous download.
3. By default, local_enable is now assigned YES.
4. If you follow the given directions to restart the ftp server you are advised to use the "service" utility: i.e. sudo restart vsftpd.

Of course, I could probably raise all these issues on the vsftpd package project team instead! All this has changed since 8.04 which I am in the (slow) process of upgrading from.

Tags: serverguide
Matthew East (mdke)
tags: added: serverguide
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Adam Sommer (asommer) wrote :

Thanks for reporting this bug, and helping make Ubuntu better. I have updated the FTP section and incorporated your changes in revision 549.

Thanks again for the feedback.

Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Sommer (asommer)
status: New → Fix Committed
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memilanuk (memilanuk) wrote :

So... closing in on two months later. When is an updated version going to make it to the website?

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returnprivacy (nevertellanyone) wrote :

This How-To for vsftpd is ABSOLUTELY WRONG!
I did what it said, the apt-get, and it doesn't properly install at all.
And then if you try to edit the /etc/vsftpd.conf file, it says there isn't one
at all. Tried this more than once.
Now I don't know what is on my computer?
This should not be allowed to remain as a tutorial. This is dangerous for people to follow.
This Tutorial needs to
be taken down immediately!

Connor Imes (ckimes)
Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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