Configure FTP server

Server side configuration:

1. Check for service  and install packages

rpm -qa  | grep   -i  vsftpd*

install service

yum  install vsftpd

2. Configure files

 * **    all configure files are under  /etc/vsftpd   dir ***

create dir and folder to

vi  /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

                configure as per your requirement

                local_ebable =YES

                local_umask =022

                write_enable=YES

3.Restart  and stop all  necessary  services

·         check for selinux services

check the Boolean value of selinux for FTP

getsebool -a | grep ftp

----Grant full acess  on selinux----- 

 # setsebool change allow_ftpd_full_access=on

check the status of selinux

   getenforce

set status to permissive mode

setenforce  0

·         Check satus of iptables

service iptables status

stop iptables

service iptables stop

Client side :

make sure following configuration is done

·         vsftpds install

·         iptables is disable

·         in order to run ftp in command mode use # yum  install -y ftp

now  on browerer

ftp:// IP of server   can access the default path

/var/ftp/pub

local user login by using lftp

yum install lftp

• create a local user
• set up the permission for file (ie 755 or 777)
• create dir and files user home account
• set selinux in permissive mode.(setenforce 0)
• ftp localhost
• login: user name and passwd
• ftp> ls

Stop user to login

·         vi   /etc/vsftp/ftpusers

·         add user

·         service vsftpd  reload

·         try to login vi ftp

·         login fail (530)

·          

                stop user to Rome different directory beside his.

·         vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.cong

·         add following lines or enable.

                                chroot_local_user=YES

                chroot_list_enable=YES

                chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list

                Add user to allow to Rome in different dir or files

·         create a file name chroot_list inside  /etc/vsftpd

·         enter user name to allow for roaming.

Note: To check the port no of VSFTPD

netstat   -tulpn | grep vsftpd