Safe way to run a FTP server?

[lock]

Is there a safe way to run a FTP server in linux? I used to run serv-u on my w98 machine. Now I have Mandrake 7.2 setup and my W98 machine is linked up thru masquerading. I guess its possible to port forward from linux to the serv-u ftp on the w98 machine but Id rather jsut setup a ftp server on the linux box. Is there a safe way to do this in order to avoid any hackers?

[ph34r]

Check out "Redhat Linux Unleashed" from www.informit.com (http://www.informit.com) - there is a chapter on setting up a good ftp server with a chroot environment.

[compunuts]

The only bullet proof system is the one locked down and power off in the chained server roo. :)

Any server running public access is not secure but you can manimize it with your own carefullness. Keep up to date on patches, allow only regular log in and stuff like that.

[element-x]

Download ProFTPD - ProFTPD.net (http://ProFTPD.net)

Read up on firewalling docs [ http://www.linuxdoc.org ], read the proftpd docs, don't allow anonymous logins and only give access to users which you trust.


Um...I think that covers most of it ;op