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--- nas-ftp [2024/11/27 16:14] – [FTP Server Configuration] -Formatting, condense hogwild
+++ nas-ftp [2024/11/27 17:23] (current) – [Custom Configuration] change to: "before using this field" hogwild
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-**Log FTP requests and responses:** the FTP Server and sysong will log all FTP activity to "/var/log/messages"
+**Log FTP requests and responses:** the FTP Server/syslog will log all FTP activity to "/var/log/messages"
 This includes:
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-**Anonymous Root Directory:**  Specifies the filesystem location visible to anonymous connections.
+**Anonymous Root Directory:** specifies the filesystem location visible to anonymous users.
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-**Public Root Directory:** Specifies the filesystem location accessible to any defined FTP user.
+**Public Root Directory:** specifies the filesystem location accessible to any defined FTP user.
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-**Private Root Directory:** A filesystem location accessible only to the owner. Each user has a protected subfolder in this location.
+**Private Root Directory:** a filesystem location accessible only to the owner.
+Each user has a protected subfolder in this location.
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-**Directory Listings:  **This setting controls users' ability to do directory listings.
+**Directory Listings:  **this setting controls users' ability to do directory listings.
-  * Enabled - Users are permitted to do directory listings.
+  * Enabled - users are permitted to do directory listings.
-  * Disabled - Users are not permitted to perform listings.
+  * Disabled - users are not permitted to perform listings.
-  * Disabled for Anonymous - Anonymous users aren't permitted to do directory listings.
+  * Disabled for Anonymous - anonymous users aren't allowed to do directory listings.
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-**Maximum Users Allowed to Log in:**  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.
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-**Maximum Connections from the same IP: ** An FTP user can log on via multiple sessions from the same address. Here, specify how many simultaneous connections are for each user.
+**Maximum Connections from the same IP: **sets how many simultaneous connections are allowed for each user.
+This is significant because an FTP user can log on via multiple sessions from the same address.
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-**Maximum Bandwidth for Anonymous Users:**  FTP throttling limits available bandwidth available to what's specified here for each anonymous user.
+**Maximum Bandwidth for Anonymous Users:** FTP throttling limits available bandwidth to this value for each anonymous user.
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-**Maximum Bandwidth for Authenticated Users:**  FTP throttling limits each authenticated user's bandwidth to this amount.
+**Maximum Bandwidth for Authenticated Users:** FTP throttling limits each authenticated user's bandwidth to this value.
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-**Idle Timeout:**  This specifies the timeout period, (seconds), until a user is disconnected due to inactivity.
+**Idle Timeout:** specifies the timeout period, (seconds), until an inactive user is disconnected.
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-**Limit Connection Attempts:**  This works when FTP is enabled on the WAN. If enabled, fields appear to define the maximum number of logon attempts in a given time. Further connection attempts are 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 =====
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-**Custom configuration**: Here you can enter advanced settings. The underlying FTP Server is Vsftpd. [[https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd.html|vsftpd]]\\ Consult the official documentation before entering settings here.
+**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]]
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-**Username:** Here, enter the ftp user account name.
+**Username:** here, enter the ftp user account name.
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-**Password:** Here, enter the ftp user account password.
+**Password:** here, enter the ftp user account password.
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 **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.
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-**Read/Write:** Choosing this setting gives the user full access.
+**Read/Write:** choosing this gives the user full access.
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-**Read only**: Choosing this settings allows the user only to browse and download.
+**Read only**: choosing this allows the user only to browse and download.
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-**View Only:** Selecting wil mean the user can only browse directories.
+**View Only:** selecting this will mean the user can only browse directories.
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-**Private:** Choosing allows the user to access only their own folder (not the public area).
+**Private:** allows the user to access only their own folder (not the public area).
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