Install ProFTPD and configure for LDAP Authentication

Start with installing the package we need

apt-get install proftpd-mod-ldap

Edit the configuration file

nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf

uncomment the following line and save and exit

Include /etc/proftpd/ldap.conf

Now lets tell modules to use ldap

nano /etc/proftpd/modules.conf

uncomment the following, save and exit

LoadModule mod_ldap.c

Configure ldap authentication

nano /etc/proftpd/ldap.conf

uncomment the following and adjust the to your enviornment

LDAPServer localhost
LDAPBindDN "cn=admin,dc=test,dc=nt" "test"
LDAPUsers ou=users,dc=test,dc=nt (uid=%u) (uidNumber=%u)

Now finally restart the server

service proftpd restart

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