How would I set up an FTP server in Mountain Lion Server?

I need to make a server, which would serve the same function that the FTP file-sharing option did before Lion. Plus whatever goodies of superior access control etc there may be; but mainly providing files for downloading and uploading.
(I don't want to be rude, but I've seen some previous discussion here, and I might save time by mentioning:
I do not need information on how bad FTP is.
I do not need a list of superior technologies.
I do have a problem invoving client systems that are not able to exchange files with my system by other means than ancient terrible FTP -- not even any practical form of sneakernet.)
Can anyone describe the process or give a link to something that does? Shell commands are fine. Well, sort of awful, but good enough.

Personally I use CrushFTP ... it works well, was reasonably price, and has a very extensive interface giving me all the control that I want.

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hello,everyone
pls tell me how to transfer excel files those on a ftp server into internal table?
ps.i know the function 'ftp_server_to_r3',it can help to transfer flat file.

Hi,
I believe you want to get the data from the FTP Server to R3.
I am also sending the code. Have a look and it would help you.
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FUNCTION zfi_ftp_get.
*"*"Local Interface:
*" IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(I_FILENAME) TYPE C
*" TABLES
*"      T_BLOB STRUCTURE ZFI_TLM_LENGTH OPTIONAL " is a table type with a field called line of length 992
*"      RETURN STRUCTURE BAPIRET2 OPTIONAL
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         i_host(30)         TYPE c,
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DATA: lt_dummy TYPE TABLE OF ty_dummy,
        ls_dummy LIKE LINE OF lt_dummy.
i_password        = 'vnhdh'.
i_user            = 'sdkgd'.
i_host            = 'sbnksbg'.
i_rfc_destination = 'SAPFTP'.
i_length          = '992'.
i_folder_path     = '/hioj/hohjk/hh'.
lv_length = STRLEN( i_password ).
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      SOURCE      = i_password
      sourcelen   = lv_length
      key         = lv_key
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      user            = i_user
      password        = lv_password
      host            = i_host
      rfc_destination = i_rfc_destination
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      handle          = lv_ftp_handle
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      not_connected   = 1
      OTHERS          = 2.
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    APPEND return.
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    return-type = 'E' .
    return-message = 'FTP Connection not Successful'.
    APPEND return.
ELSEIF sy-subrc EQ 0.
    return-type = 'S' .
    return-message = 'FTP Connection Successful'.
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        handle        = lv_ftp_handle
        command       = lv_cmd
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        data          = result
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        command_error = 1
        tcpip_error   = 2.
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          handle      = lv_ftp_handle
          fname       = i_filename
        IMPORTING
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ENDIF.
ENDFUNCTION.
Regards
Sajid
Edited by: shaik sajid on Nov 16, 2010 7:25 AM

[SOLVED] Setting up a FTP server

Hai all :>
i'm trying to setup a local FTP server which is running on my home server. my aim is to provide a ftp server which allows everyone within my locale network to connect and upload stuff (= read- + writable for everyone who has logged in)
i've already tested vsftpd and worked through the wiki page:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ver … simpler.29
connecting works but i can't either create nor upload anything. do i have to add more things to my configfile or does vsftp disallows uploading by default?
best regards :>
Last edited by arch0r (2009-06-04 19:55:59)

Not sure if it's okay to post in a topic that's been [SOLVED], feel free to correct me if I'm doing it wrong. :-)
I just set up a webserver at home with SSH, Apache and VSFTPD. Now I'm doing this for my brother, because I figured if I only pay for his domain name and not also a webhotel I'll be saving alot of money(!). He wants to run like, two blogs, one for his baby kid and one for himself. Myself I want to learn python, people tell me django is the way to learn it(?) and since most service providers favour Rails it's a no go here.
1) Now I got the domain connected to the server through a dynamic DNS service, and it displays the webpage located in /srv/http. In the /srv directory there is also the /ftp folder, which I reach by simply going to ftp://mydomainname.com/ in Firefox. However, if I connect to the FTP server through Transmit (Mac OS X client) I need to enter my login credentials (same as for logging in via SSH, I ain't got no separate user table for the FTP) and I end up in my homefolder. I suppose that's nice (I dunnu really) since if you could enter like, ftp://mydomainname.com/thoht, and have access to my home directory that'd be awesome. How do I configure it to be like that?
2) For the websites though (I take it FTP and WWW are different things now and stored separetely) I'd rather have it stored where it is, so that I may create custom folders beneath. On the other hand what if I got several domain names, and subdomain names? If I go to mydomainname.com in Firefox I end up on the index.html page in the /srv/http folder. Shouldn't I be able to store several folders named correspondingly to the specific domain name in there?
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