HP StorageWorks File Migration Agent V2.1 administrator guide (T4274-96105, October 2006)

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A Appendix
Archive store configuration
FTP configuration for HP StorageWorks File System Extender (ftpd)
Introduction
The RSA-FTP module is one of the remote storage adapters used in the HP StorageWorks File Migration
Agent (FMA) software. This chapter explains the configuration of the RSA-FTP module in general and the
configuration of the supported FTP servers.
A (technical) user on a Linux (UNIX) system must be set up to use the FTP service. This section also explains
how to do this on the various UNIX platforms.
General topics for using the RSA-FTP module
Minimum requirements for FTP servers
The RSA-FTP modules uses the following FTP commands:
• STOR (Defined in RFC765)
• RETR (Defined in RFC765)
• MDTM (Extension)
• SIZE (Extension)
These four commands must be available for supported FTP servers.
Configuration of VSFTPD on SuSE Linux
Setting up a new group and user
The following statement will add a new user group (with restricted rights) to the system. Enter at the system
prompt:
To add a user with minimal rights, enter at the system prompt:
Example:
By default, the new user account is not activated. The password needs to be changed to activate the
account. Enter at the system prompt:
and enter a new password. Default: fmafma
groupadd fma
useradd -m -k /bin/false -d <PartRoot> -g fma -s /bin/false fma
Table 39 Parameters for useradd command
Parameter Description
-d <PartRoot> Is the root directory of HP StorageWorks File System Extender (FSE) (Linux).
-s /bin/false Prevents a login via Telnet.
-g fma Lists the primary group of the FMA user.
useradd -m -k /bin/false -d /fse -g fma -s /bin/false/ fma
passwd fma