ftp server

[Emilio Brusa]

I have redhat 9
how can active the ftp server ?

Thanks

e.

[Vernon Brown_1]

I think you have to edit the file /etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd and change the disable=yes to disable=no.

This works on Redhat 7.2

[Steven E. Protter]

Edit the file /etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd and change the disable=yes to disable=no.

Then as root:

service xinetd restart

THEN you will be able to connect via ftp.

This works on all current and many past versions of red hat.

ftp is disabled be default.

Also: Check /etc/sysconfig/iptables

Make sure port 21 is not blocked.

if unsure and getting connect errors:

service iptables stop

ftp again

Don't leave it like that. If it turns out to be an iptables problem post back the iptables config file, I'll edit it up and post it back for you.

SEP

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

one command:
chkconfig vsftpd on
will enable the ftp service and turn it on.
By default this service gets installed on redhat9.
You can choose however to unstall wu-ftpd rpm instead, and then the command will be
chkconfig wu-ftpd on....


Best regards...

[K.C. Chan]

Is there any reason why you want to use ftp, could you use sftp? sftp use the same service port as ssh, so if you have ssh, you shouldn't need to set up anything. If you need to chroot your ftp session, then I would not use sftp. I am not sure if you can chroot sftp.

[Emilio Brusa]

Thanks everybody

K.C. the reason for ftp server and not ssh is because... i am using ultraedit for edit files in the linux...i dont know use Vi very well.
ultraedit work with ftp

if you know some aplication like ultraedit with SSh..tell me plesae.

E.

[Martin P.J. Zinser]

Hello Emilio,

now you are on the verge of starting a religous war ;-) People have almost as strong opionions about editors as they have about operating systems.

Having said that, I personally like nedit (www.nedit.org), which is lightweight, available on many platforms and quite powerfull. The window structure should be easy to grasp for Windows users.

And yes, I know there are many other fine editors out there ;-)

Greetings, Martin