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Everything is working fine with the Vsftp server in red hat. the question that i have is when i use filezilla to log into the vsftp site. i get my home directory and i can see all my (dot). files like .config.eggcups .bash_history etc.etc. is there a way to set up an account where you don't see their files?

No, hidden file visibility is a function of the client application.

thank you for your quick response.

From the vsftpd.conf manpage:

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hide_file
This option can be used to set a pattern for filenames (and directory names etc.) which should be hidden from directory listings. Despite being hidden, the files / directories etc. are fully accessible to clients who know what names to actually use. Items will be hidden if their names contain the string given by hide_file, or if they match the regular expression specified by hide_file. Note that vsftpd's regular expression matching code is a simple implementation which is a subset of full regular expression functionality. See deny_file for details of exactly what regex syntax is supported. Example: hide_file={*.mp3,.hidden,hide*,h?}

You can hide them from view but they are still accessible if people know that the file or location should be there.