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VSFTPD installation and setup

Quick reminder on how to install and set up VSFTPD on CentOS 4.5

FTP is getting outdated but still handy in cases where you can't use scp.

See if it is installed :

   
[root ~]# rpm -q vsftpd

vsftpd-2.0.1-5.EL4.5

To install or update :

[root ~]# yum install vsftpd
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages.
 Please wait.
---> Downloading header for vsftpd to pack into 
transaction set.
vsftpd-2.0.1-5.EL4.7.i386 100% |=========|  13 kB 00:00
---> Package vsftpd.i386 0:2.0.1-5.EL4.7 
set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
Dependencies Resolved

======================================================
 Package   Arch    Version         Repository   Size
======================================================
Updating:
 vsftpd    i386    2.0.1-5.EL4.7   base         121 k

Transaction Summary
=======================================================
Install      0 Package(s)
Update       1 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)
Total download size: 121 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/1): vsftpd-2.0.1-5.EL4 100% |====| 121 kB    00:02
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, 
key ID 443e1821
Public key for vsftpd-2.0.1-5.EL4.7.i386.rpm is not 
installed
Retrieving GPG key from 
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4
Importing GPG key 0x443E1821 
"CentOS-4 key "
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Key imported successfully
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Updating  : vsftpd  ###################### [1/2]
  Cleanup   : vsftpd  ###################### [2/2]

Updated: vsftpd.i386 0:2.0.1-5.EL4.7
Complete!

To start the service:

[root~]# service vsftpdstart
Starting vsftpd for vsftpd: [ OK ]

To stop the service:

[root ~]# service vsftpd stop
Shutting down vsftpd:             [  OK  ]

To make sure the service starts at system reboot:

[root ~]# chkconfig --level 3 vsftpd on

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