Installation step of vsftpd in Linux

• FTP:

        one of the most common means of copying file between server over the 
        internet.

• VSFTPD:

        Allows linux users to end from their home directory with FTP client

•  Anonymas FTP

         Check your username and passwd.

Step : 1
root@server ~]# yum install -y vsftpd

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package vsftpd.x86_64 0:2.2.2-6.el6 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package          Arch             Version                 Repository      Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 vsftpd           x86_64           2.2.2-6.el6             base           149 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install       1 Package(s)
Upgrade       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 149 k
Installed size: 331 k
Downloading Packages:
vsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6.x86_64.rpm                            | 149 kB     00:00   
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID fd431d51: NOKEY
base/gpgkey                                              | 6.3 kB     00:00 ...
Importing GPG key 0xFD431D51 "Red Hat, Inc. (release key 2) <security@redhat.com>" from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
Importing GPG key 0x2FA658E0 "Red Hat, Inc. (auxiliary key) <security@redhat.com>" from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test

• Service of VSFTPD: 
• service vsftpd start
• service vsftpd stop
• service vsftpd restart

• configure file :/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
• firewall (iptables) disabled

Step 2:
  [root@server17 ~]# chkconfig vsftpd on


Step 3 :
[root@server17 ~]# /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart
Shutting down vsftpd:                                      [FAILED]
Starting vsftpd for vsftpd:                                [  OK  ]

Step 4:
[root@server17 ~]# ftp localhost
Connected to localhost (127.0.0.1).
220 (vsFTPd 2.2.2)
Name (localhost:root): anonymous
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> ls
227 Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,199,69).
150 Here comes the directory listing.
drwxr-xr-x    2 0        0            4096 May 26  2010 pub
226 Directory send OK.
ftp> 221 Goodbye.


[root@server17 ~]# iptables -I INPUT -s 192.168.0.0/24 -p tcp --dport 20 -j ACCEPT

[root@server17 ~]# iptables -I INPUT -s 192.168.0.0/24 -p tcp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT

[root@server17 ~]# iptables -I INPUT -s 192.168.0.0/24 -p udp --dport 20 -j ACCEPT

[root@server17 ~]# iptables -I INPUT -s 192.168.0.0/24 -p udp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT

[root@server17 ~]# /etc/init.d/iptables save
iptables: Saving firewall rules to /etc/sysconfig/iptables:[  OK  ]

[root@server17 ~]# /etc/init.d/iptables restart
iptables: Flushing firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter          [  OK  ]
iptables: Unloading modules:                               [  OK  ]
iptables: Applying firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]

[root@server17 ~]# grep IPTABLES_MODULES= /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config
IPTABLES_MODULES=""

[root@server17 ~]# vim /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config

[root@server17 ~]# grep IPTABLES_MODULES= /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config
IPTABLES_MODULES="nf_conntrack_ftp nf_nat_ftp"

[root@server17 ~]# /etc/init.d/iptables save
iptables: Saving firewall rules to /etc/sysconfig/iptables:[  OK  ]

[root@server17 ~]#                            
iptables: Flushing firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter          [  OK  ]
iptables: Unloading modules:                               [  OK  ]
iptables: Applying firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Loading additional modules: nf_conntrack_ftp nf_n[  OK  ]