Trouble getting ftp server running on RHEL4.0
 

Hello,

I'm currenty running RHEL 4.0 and I'm in desparate need to get an ftp server running. When I installed the OS, months ago, I remember pretty clearly that I chose to install pretty much everything so I believe that I must have an ftp server installed, but I can't figure out (definitively) where it is or how to start it.

I remember dealing with this issue on a much earlier RedHat distro so working from memory this is what I've tried? I edited /etc/xinetd.d/tftp so that disable was set to 'no' instead of 'yes'. I then issued the command: service xinetd restart. So far so good, but when I then try to connect: ftp localhost, I get a connection refused error which leads me to believe that the server isn't running.

Should I even be messing with this stuff at the command line? I'm running gnome and I poked all around looking for something which would start an ftp server but I couldn't find anything? Does it exist? How should I proceed? Thanks in advance for any suggestions anyone might offer!

-exits

tftp != ftp

search for vsftp

do this:

"service vsftp start" without quotes. Report back.

Hi sipsipi,

When I issue the command 'service vsftp start' I get this error:

vsftp: unrecognised service

I then issue this command: rpm -q vsftp

to which rpm replies:

package vsftp is not installed

Hmm. Should I go looking somewhere for the rpm?

-exits