How to: manually install vsftpd

Using 'apt-get install vsftpd' did not work.

Download vsftpd from https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd.html
Untar file using 'tar xvzf vsftpd-3.0.2.tar.gz'
Change directory to vsftpd-3.0.2
Edit builddef.h with your favorite editor, after editing file looked like this.

Code:

#ifndef VSF_BUILDDEFS_H
#define VSF_BUILDDEFS_H

#undef VSF_BUILD_TCPWRAPPERS
#define VSF_BUILD_PAM
#undef VSF_BUILD_SSL

#endif /* VSF_BUILDDEFS_H */

Defining VSF_BUILD_SSL did not compile but I did not need it, so left it out.
Edit Makefile and add line
LIBS += -lcrypt
Make it with 'make'
Once built you need to follow the instructions in the INSTALL file starting with Step 2, 2a, 2b and 2c
I installed the binary and man pages manually and did not use Step 3

Code:

sudo cp vsftpd /usr/local/sbin/vsftpd
sudo cp vsftpd.conf.5 /usr/local/man/man5
sudo cp vsftpd.8 /usr/local/man/man8
sudo cp vsftpd.conf /etc

Edit /etc/vsftpd.conf and make the following changes. I did not want anonymous access.

Code:

#anonymous_enable=YES
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES

Can test it by starting it manually 'sudo /usr/local/sbin/vsftpd &'
Will let you decide how you want start it automatically, the INSTALL will help with that.