Q. How do I configure and install an FTP server in CentOS / RHEL 5 / Fedora Linux server?
A. CentOS / RHEL server comes with vsftpd which is the Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) daemon. The server can be launched via a xinetd or as standalone mode, in which case vsftpd itself will listen on the network port 21.
How do I install vsftpd?
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.server.com $ ftp 202.54.1.1
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
