From finder hit cmd+k (this is also in one of the Finder menus) and a connect to server window should pop up. How do I now turn vsftpd on and make the server start working? How do I know that it IS on? (The lack of a GUI makes all this very difficult for me. You don't, but you just can't use Safari. To do this, the user needs to know the FTP server address, as well as the data for authorization (login and password).
#USE MAC G5 FOR FTP SERVER PASSWORD#
Now comes the part that I really don't understand. I recently had to connect to a FTP server with name and password authenticication, however this was a one off, now every time i turn my iMac G5 on i get a box FTP FILE SYSTEM AUTHENTICATION which is asking me to enter name and password to connect to the FTP server. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and while using FTP Mac clients can connect to the server and download files of various formats. It’s also remarkably simple to install, set up, and manage. Designed to work with macOS and iOS, macOS Server makes it easy to configure Mac and iOS devices.
#USE MAC G5 FOR FTP SERVER HOW TO#
However, It would be great if someone could give me a set of layman's instructions on how to configure the server to require a user name and password to access it, since I have no idea if the configuration I have setup right now will work. Oscar Hasten San Diego Take on the Competition I LOVED READING TOM YAGER'S review of Apple's Power Mac G5, 'Beauty and the Best,'. macOS Server brings even more power to your business, home office, or school. I've vsftpd installed and I think I've configured my /etc/nfig file to require users to log on (meaning no anonymous users) and have it set up to require SSL (whatever that means, everyone just says to do it to prevent people from sniffing your password since FTP isn't encrypted by itself).
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on a 10 year old desktop that I hope to use as a server for transferring files between myself and my friends who use both Windows and Mac sytems. This is also my first attempt at setting up an FTP server. If you use more than one Mac (for example, I use a Mac Pro, a MacBook Pro, and an old G5), you’ll certainly need to make sure you have all the same fonts on every machine. This is my first attempt at using any Linux based system.
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