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Enabling FTP on RH 7.1

Hey I have php mysql and apache configured for my RH 7.1 but I don't know how to get ftp configured. I read online to enable it in one of the files in /etc/xinetd.d but the only two files I have are linuxconf-web and linuxconf-web.save. It said that there should be a file for ftp but I don' t see one. If anyone has this file could they paste the code up here and let me know how to enable it?

I will greatly appreciate all help,

thanks,
kevin buch

Have you installed wu-ftpd?

try use:

rpm -qa | grep wu-ftp

if you don't have any response, install it now!

Take a look at www.pureftpd.org very easy and well documented:

Usage with Xinetd

Add the following entry to the /etc/xinetd.conf file :

service ftp
{
socket_type = stream
server = /usr/local/sbin/pure-ftpd
protocol = tcp
user = root
wait = no
disable = no
}

On Redhat systems, you can also put this in a /etc/xinetd.d/pure-ftpd file.

Then, restart the server :

killall -USR2 xinetd

Hey thanks a lot for the response. I am at school but when I get home I will try that.

Thanks again,
Kevin

install the wu-ftpd rpm. edit the /etc/ftpaccess file and add a line for guest group "guestgroup ftpuser" and a line for a real group "realgroup wheel". start the server with the "-a" flag. this will chroot anyone logging in whose is in the goup ftpuser.
also check out http://www.chuvakin.org/ispdoc/ for a good reference.

ps. ssh.com has a sftp server included. which makes an encrypted tunnel for file transfers. they also have gui win32 client programs for download. the server has a simmilar chroot feature.

good luck
chris