Compile Proftpd with virtual user

Hi Friends, Recently I configured Proftpd with Virtual user ftp access.

Below are the steps that I follow for the same.

Step 1) Download and compile proftpd

wget ftp://ftp.proftpd.org/distrib/source/proftpd-1.3.5rc2.tar.gz
tar -xvzf proftpd-1.3.5rc2.tar.gz

cd proftpd-1.3.5rc2

./configure --prefix=/usr/proftpd

 Make

Make install

Step 2) Change setting on proftpd.conf

vi /usr/proftpd/etc/proftpd.conf

# Set the user and group under which the server will run.

User                            ftp

Group                           ftp

DefaultRoot ~

AuthOrder mod_auth_file.c

AuthUserFile /usr/proftpd/ftpd.passwd

AuthGroupFile /usr/proftpd/ftpd.group

RequireValidShell off

# Normally, we want files to be overwriteable.

AllowOverwrite          on

Step 3) adding virtual user 

     1. Create directory for ftp user

     2.Add users to ftpd.passwd

ftpasswd --uid <uid> --gid <gid> --gecos "Full Name" --name <username> --shell /bin/false --home <path> --passwd

ftpasswd --gid <gid> --name <groupname> --group

3. Add members to a group

ftpasswd --gid <gid> --name <groupname> --member <membername> --group

4. Set permissions on the ftpd.passwd and ftpd.group files

chmod 400 /usr/proftpd/ftpd.passwd /etc/proftpd/ftpd.group
chown ftp.ftp /usr/proftpd/ftpd.passwd /etc/proftpd/ftpd.group

5. Restart ProFTPD

 /usr/proftpd/sbin/proftpd

Note: To change password of FTP Only user use below command

      ftpasswd –passwd –name=ftp_login –change-password