FTP

[Tonatiuh]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

I need to config FTP server using one of the following packages.

lftp-3.0.6-3
ftp-0.17-22

But I do not know how to (I always used to use vsftpd). Anyone who can helpme?

[Ivan Ferreira]

I don't know the first, but ftp is the traditional ftp server, and does not provides extensive configuration. Normally started by xinetd and the only restriction is the /etc/ftpusers file.

Why don't you want to use vsftpd on this server?

[Alexander Chuzhoy · Accepted solution]

These are packages of ftp client.
I guess you'll have to install vsftpd that comes on RHEL installation CD or some other version of ftp server.
You could also use sftp which is more secure.Although this means that you'll have to notify all your clients.

[Tonatiuh]

This server is in the other side of the world and nobody who can install the proper vsftpd RPM ot other kind of help.

My first need is to able any FTP server only with contents of the server as it is right now.

Ivan: Could you specify me more details to activete de ftp server there is?

Alexander: Do you think there is no ftp SERVER installed and there is no way to FTP to that server unless someone install the proper ftp server package?

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

Well,
you've got to have ftp server to handle ftp clients obviously.
The packages you mentioned are for clients.
You can easily check this your self:
login to your linux server and do `rpm -qi lftp` and `rpm -qi ftp`


I'd also execute `rpm -qa|grep ftp`
to see what ftp related packages you've installed.
Hope this helps.

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

As Alexander said, lftp & ftp are ftp clients.
You can install ftp server remotely using two ways:
1) upload vsftp rpm package to your server using "scp"
2) or just download vsftp when you login into your server using "wget", for example.

[Tonatiuh]

Does the "scp" is the secure way instead of "rcp"? What port does the "scp" and/or rcp" use? (this machine is behind a firewall)

Can I rcp from a Windows to Linux?

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

yes, scp is "secure rcp".

ssh/scp work via 22 port

[Tonatiuh]

I think I am lost.

I do not have rsh-server installed into the server. That server does not have access to internet.

Any other idea?

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

you're access your remote server using ssh, right?

so you should:

1) download vsftpd rpm to your local machine
2) scp rpm package to your remote machine
3) install vsftpd rpm

[Tonatiuh]

THANK YOU !!!!