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daggs 03-10-2009 12:59 PM
Point me in the direction of a good active ftp "how to" guide for linux rhel5
 
Hi group!! I am new to Linux, and more in depth unix in general. I am starting to switch over from Microsoft, so hopefully you guys can welcome me with open arms :).

That being said, I am trying to setup Active FTP (our network administrator has forced it down our throat, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, just have to make some changes...) which brought me here.

I don't want someone to flat out tell me how to do this, but I am having a hard time finding a step by step process to follow in order to enable Active FTP.

Tinkster 03-10-2009 02:03 PM
Hi, welcome to LQ!

And where does one find "Active FTP"? I've never heard of it before =)


Cheers,
Tink

daggs 03-10-2009 02:49 PM
Active FTP Mode and Passive FTP Mode? Doesn't linux default to passive mode? I'm sorry if I mis spoke :).

Tinkster 03-10-2009 04:43 PM
Oh ok ... given your spelling (active in caps) I assumed it's a product
you're inquiring about ...


Which server are you using in RHEL?

daggs 03-10-2009 11:28 PM
Enterprise v5

Tinkster 03-10-2009 11:29 PM
Which ftp server (vsftp, proftpd, ... )

schneidz 03-11-2009 03:37 PM
to start the server it is something like
Code:
sudo /sbin/service ftpd start
on the client-side you would do
Code:
ftp server.com
just like you would in windows.
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have you considered using scp instead; assuming you already have an ssh server running you would do:
Code:
scp file user@server.com # or
scp user@server.com file

man ftp
man scp
for more info


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