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Setting up an FTP Server with Redhat 9

Hi, please excuse my linux ignorance as I am very new to it.

I am, trying to setup a web-server allowing me and a few others to connect to it and upload files. I really have not a clue what I'm doing, can anyone please explain to me what to do, or know a url clearly explaining how to setup an FTP server with Redhat.

Thanks

AFAIR, RH9 has vsftpd
If you don't have it installed download and install rpm vsftpd-1.1.3-8.i386.rpm
I don't know if it has included default config files so i'll give you mine as an example. Read documentation for details

/etc/vsftpd.conf

Code:

nopriv_user=vsftp

ftp_username=ftp

secure_chroot_dir=/usr/share/empty

anonymous_enable=NO

local_enable=YES

ftpd_banner="Hello"

dirmessage_enable=YES

message_file=.dirmessage

hide_file=Maildir

write_enable=YES

local_max_rate=0

userlist_enable=YES

userlist_deny=YES

userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd.user_list

chroot_list_enable=YES

chroot_local_user=YES

chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list

text_userdb_names=YES

xferlog_enable=YES

xferlog_std_format=NO

vsftpd_log_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log

idle_session_timeout=300

data_connection_timeout=60

accept_timeout=30

connect_from_port_20=YES

pasv_min_port=62100

pasv_max_port=62150

check_shell=NO

/etc/vsftpd.user_list - it contains users who shouldn't have acces to ftp

Code:

root

/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list - contains users, who won't be closed in chroot

Code:

some_user

Then you should add vsftpd to xined.d, AFAIR it is /etc/xinetd.d directory, you should have a called vsftpd there

Code:

service ftp

{

        socket_type            = stream

        wait                    = no

        user                    = root

        server                  = /usr/sbin/vsftpd

        nice                    = 10

        disable                = no

}

then restart xined.d and it should work

Thanks very much for the info, but I seem to be having a few problems.

Quote:

Originally posted by nazir

Then you should add vsftpd to xined.d, AFAIR it is /etc/xinetd.d directory, you should have a called vsftpd there

Code:

service ftp

{

        socket_type            = stream

        wait                    = no

        user                    = root

        server                  = /usr/sbin/vsftpd

        nice                    = 10

        disable                = no

}

then restart xined.d and it should work [/B]

I don't understand this step, what exactly am I adding to where, and how do I run xined.d, there appear to be no executable files there, and when do I specify users passwords and home directories?

Please forgive my n00bness!