Just start work last week, fresh-grad/linux newbie

- I am setting up a server, cant manage to get through with the ftp settings/services...
I tried copying service files from the current RHEL 5 server(setup by manufacturer/dealer) to another new RHEL 5(setup by me/same Installer and all), still cant manage to start the: vsftpd service

Pls give some advise and comment of any other way i can manage this through

thx in advance

Add. Info.
RHEL for 32bit - 86x
Database - db2

You're looking for the vsftpd.conf file. If you've got vsftpd working on your old server, try copying it over with SCP/SFTP/thumbdrive/whatever, to the new server. Then try to start up VSFTPD.

I'm not looking at my RHEL5 server now, but check in the /etc/xinetd.d directory, for a vsftpd file. If there is one (there may not be), open it up and look for the line that says "disable =<something>". If it's set to NO, set it to YES, then type in /etc/init.d/xinetd restart to bounce the services.

I'd suggest using SFTP though...FTP and Telnet are very unsafe protocols, but necessary evils at times.

Hi, thx for ur feedback.The company insist on using FTP(free). I did copied the files u mentioned before posting these question. there we're about 4 files. So,

The problem is, when i try to run vsftpd in services, it didnt prompt it started. However, now I can reach the server using putty. But i still need the vsftpd to start its services.

Also, the new server was just formatted about 1 week. The server is getting slower to boot and likely i have to format it again.

Any comments on how to install a clean smooth RHEL 5?
It will be use as a server to deploy TomCat and using db2 as its database.
And Developer will access the server to get or upload files.

what i need is please specify how many GB/MB i need for these OS partitions?, what they are for? thx again in advance....

SFTP comes with Linux, as part of the OpenSSH suite...it's (free) also.

Seems like you've got several different issues. I *think* vsftpd starts as a stand-alone service, like with "/etc/init.d/vsftpd start", but I'm not a RHEL5 expert.

If you've got a one week old server that's having boot problems, not sure what that could be, or why you're rebooting the server so much. I've got boxes that have been up over a year and counting; we reboot some every 18 months, just for the sake of rebooting them, and seeing if there are any problems.

If you want a 'clean smooth RHEL5' install, pop in the CD and install it. FWIW, I'd be sure to do a COMPLETE install, with all libraries, kernel source, etc., just to make things easier later on. As far as the partition size goes, the installer will suggest a configuration. As a rule, I'd use it as a starting point, then modify it. I'd make the swap partition the same size as your RAM if you're running a database, but a minimum of 4GB regardless. I'd put most of the space in the 'system' partitions (/, /usr/, etc.), and drop the size of /home.

I also tend to make a separate volume for 'other' software, such as a /sw or /software partition, just for application installations. Do this on a separate physical disk, if at all possible. I do this, so that when the server dies (they ALL do, eventually), I know where all the miscellaneous crap got installed, and it makes the restore from backup a bit easier. Don't have to worry about "oh, that was in /usr/blah/blah". If software needs to be installed somewhere else, symbolic links are your friends.

If you break out the software on a separate disk, you can upgrade the OS alot easier, even if you nuke the whole system...just don't format the software volume, and all your configs, etc., are already in place.