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13 January 2009
Simply type the following command as a superuser (root):
# yum install vsftpd
Turn on vsftpd ftp service
Type the following command:
# chkconfig vsftpd on
How do I start vsftpd ftp server?
Type the following command:
# service vsftpd start
How do I stop vsftpd ftp server?
Type the following command:
# service vsftpd stop
How do I restart vsftpd ftp server?
Type the following command:
# service vsftpd restart
Open FTP port
Open /etc/sysconfig/iptables file, enter:
# vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables
Append following line to open ftp port 21 before REJECT line:
-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT
Save and close the file. Restart the firewall:
# service iptables start
Test ftp server
Type the following command:
$ ftp localhost
$ ftp ftp.unixmen.net.
$ ftp 10.10.10.10
How do I configure vsftpd server?
The default configuration file is /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file. You can open file with vi text editor:
# vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
See see vsftpd.conf man pages for all configuration options.
$ man vsftpd.conf
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