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--- nas-ftp [2024/10/12 19:17] – [FTP Server] -Add that FTP can be much slower than NFS or SAMBA hogwild
+++ nas-ftp [2024/11/27 17:23] (current) – [Custom Configuration] change to: "before using this field" hogwild
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 **Enable FTP Server:**
-  * No - The FTP Server is disabled.
+  * No - the FTP Server is disabled.
-  * Yes - The FTP Server is enabled for WAN and LAN users.
+  * Yes - the FTP Server is enabled for WAN and LAN users.
-  * Yes, LAN only - The FTP Server is enabled for LAN users only.
+  * Yes, LAN only - the FTP Server is enabled only for LAN users.
-\\ **TLS support:**  Checking this option enables support for TLS-encrypted FTP communications.
+\\ **TLS support:**  checking this enables support for TLS-encrypted FTP communications.
-**FTP Port:**  Here, specify the port to be used for communications. (Default: TCP 21)
+ \\
+**FTP Port:**  here, specify the port to use for communications. (Default: TCP 21)
+ \\
 **Anonymous User Access:**
-This lets you choose whether anonymous users are given access to the FTP Server and which file rights they are given.
+Here, choose whether anonymous users can access the FTP Server and which file rights they're given.
-  * Disabled - Anonymous users are not given access.
+  * Disabled - anonymous users are not given access.
-  * Read Write - Anonymous users are given read/write access.
+  * Read Write - anonymous users are given read/write access.
-  * Read Only - Anonymous users are given read access only.
+  * Read Only - anonymous users are given read access only.
-  * Write Only - Anonymous users are given write access only.
+  * Write Only - anonymous users are given write access only.
- \\ **Allow Admin Login:** Enables your local system administrator account as a user for the FTP service.
+ \\ **Allow Admin Login:** enables your local system administrator account as an FTP user.
-**Log FTP requests and responses:** The FTP Server will save all FTP activity via syslog to "/var/log/messages" including:
+ \\
+**Log FTP requests and responses:** the FTP Server/syslog will log all FTP activity to "/var/log/messages"
+This includes:
   * Logons
   * Logoffs
   * Uploads
-  * Downloads
+  * Downloads\\  \\
-  * and more.\\  \\
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 \\ {{:pasted:20220107-053110.png}}\\  \\
-**Anonymous Root Directory:**  This specifies the filesystem location visible to anonymous connections.
+**Anonymous Root Directory:** specifies the filesystem location visible to anonymous users.
-**Public Root Directory:** This specifies the filesystem location accessible to any defined FTP user.
+ \\
-**Private Root Directory:** This filesystem location is accessible only by the owner. Each user will have a protected subfolder under this location.
+**Public Root Directory:** specifies the filesystem location accessible to any defined FTP user.
-**Directory Listings:  **This setting controls users' ability to do directory listings.
+ \\
-  * Enabled - Users are permitted to do directory listings.
+**Private Root Directory:** a filesystem location accessible only to the owner.
-  * Disabled - Users are not permitted to perform listings.
-  * Disabled for Anonymous - Anonymous users aren't permitted to do directory listings.
+Each user has a protected subfolder in this location.
+ \\
+**Directory Listings:  **this setting controls users' ability to do directory listings.
+  * Enabled - users are permitted to do directory listings.
+  * Disabled - users are not permitted to perform listings.
+  * Disabled for Anonymous - anonymous users aren't allowed to do directory listings.
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 \\ {{:pasted:20220107-054226.png}}\\  \\
-**Maximum Users Allowed to Log in:**  This sets the maximum number of logged-in users at once. Users above the limit are rejected.
+**Maximum Users Allowed to Log in:**  sets the maximum number of logged-in users at once. Users above the limit are rejected.
-**Maximum Connections from the same IP: ** FTP lets a user log on via multiple sessions from the same address. Here, specify how many simultaneous connections will be allowed for the same user.
+ \\
-**Maximum Bandwidth for Anonymous Users:**  FTP throttling will limit the amount of bandwidth available to what's specified here for each anonymous user.
+**Maximum Connections from the same IP: **sets how many simultaneous connections are allowed for each user.
-**Maximum Bandwidth for Authenticated Users:**  FTP throttling will limit each authenticated users' bandwidth to this amount.
+This is significant because an FTP user can log on via multiple sessions from the same address.
-**Idle Timeout:**  This specifies the timeout period, in seconds, until a user is disconnected due to inactivity.
+ \\
+**Maximum Bandwidth for Anonymous Users:** FTP throttling limits available bandwidth to this value for each anonymous user.
+ \\
+**Maximum Bandwidth for Authenticated Users:** FTP throttling limits each authenticated user's bandwidth to this value.
+** **\\
+**Idle Timeout:** specifies the timeout period, (seconds), until an inactive user is disconnected.
  \\
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  \\
-**Limit Connection Attempts:**  This option works when FTP is enabled on the WAN. If selected, new fields appear where you can define the maximum number of logon attempts in a given time period. Further connection attempts will be rejected.\\
+**Limit Connection Attempts: **if enabled, connection attempts beyond a maximum value are rejected.
+Fields appear to enter the maximum number of logon attempts in a given time. This works when FTP is enabled on the WAN. \\
 ===== Custom Configuration =====
-\\ {{:pasted:20220107-054851.png?703x334}}\\  \\
+\\ {{:pasted:20220107-054851.png?742}}\\  \\
-**Custom configuration**: Here, you can enter advanced settings. The software underlying the FTP Server is Vsftpd. [[https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd.html|vsftpd]]\\ You are advised to consult the official documentation before entering settings in this field.
+**Custom configuration**: here you can enter advanced settings. The underlying FTP Server is Vsftpd. \\ Consult official documentation before using this field. [[https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd.html|vsftpd]]
 ===== User accounts =====
-This is the area where you define FTP user accounts. User accounts defined here will be given only FTP service rights. No operating system accounts are created.
+Here, define FTP user accounts. Accounts defined here are given only FTP service rights. No Linux accounts are created.
-**Username:**  Here, enter the ftp user account name.
+ \\
-**Password:**  Here, enter the ftp user account password.
+**Username:** here, enter the ftp user account name.
+ \\
+**Password:** here, enter the ftp user account password.
+ \\
 **Access:**
-  * Read/Write - The FTP user is given read and write access.
+  * Read/Write - the FTP user is given read and write access.
-  * Read Only - The FTP user is given only read access.
+  * Read Only - the FTP user is given only read access.
-  * View Only - The FTP user is allowed only to view directory contents.
+  * View Only - the FTP user is allowed only to view directory contents.
  \\
-**Read/Write:**  Choosing this setting provides the user full access.
+**Read/Write:** choosing this gives the user full access.
-**Read only**:  Choosing this settings allows the user only to browse and download.
+ \\
-**View Only:**  Selecting this setting mean the user can only browse directories.
+**Read only**: choosing this allows the user only to browse and download.
+ \\
+**View Only:** selecting this will mean the user can only browse directories.
+ \\
+**Private:** allows the user to access only their own folder (not the public area).
+ \\
-**Private:**  Choosing this will mean the user can only access their own folder (and not the public area).\\
+ \\ \\

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