my system has ftp installed , but can't run the ftp server so remote host can't ftp to my hosts, how to start it ? thx

# rpm -qa |grep ftp
ftp-0.17-17
gftp-2.0.14-2
tftp-0.32-4
lftp-2.6.3-5
vsftpd-1.2.1-3

The first listings are ftp clients. vsftpd is the server. Start is with:

service vsftpd start

However you might need extra configuration to get it working right. Learn about it by typing:

info vsftpd

or

man vsftpd

thx sausagejohnson ,

it works now , i can run it already,
but one more queston, I have added it to my startup script , I can't use the ftp server since the system reboot , could suggest what is wrong ? thx.


# find / -name vsftpd
/usr/sbin/vsftpd
/var/lock/subsys/vsftpd
/etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd
/etc/pam.d/vsftpd
/etc/vsftpd

Can you issue "service vsftpd start" again? If it works, then use the GUI tool:

(I only know how to get there with KDE)...

K Menu | System Settings | Server Settings | Services

Switch on vsftpd under both Runlevel 3 and 5. This will make them startup at boot time. You might also have to turn on inetd as well.

You are not going to see a ftp daemon because ftp runs through the inetd daemon. I'm pretty sure you can't use "service vsftpd start".

So, to enable ftp, cd to /etc/xinetd.d and look for the file vsftpd. Open it, and make sure the line "disabled" is set to no. When you install the vsftpd daemon, this line is set by default to "yes". Save the file, and then send a HUP signal to the inetd daemon:

$ kill -HUP <pid of inetd daemon>

Note: Please note that ftp is not secure, your passwords will be transmitted across the network unencrypted. You should instead use sftp (part of SSH package).