vsftpd Quick Install

You can download the latest version of vsftpd here: ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/vsftpd-2.0.5.tar.gz

OR download it via command line
wget ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/vsftpd-2.0.5.tar.gz

tar vsftpd-2.0.5.tar.gz
cd vsftpd-2.0.5

makemkdir /usr/share/empty
useradd nobody
mkdir /var/ftp/
useradd -d /var/ftp ftp
chown root.root /var/ftp
chmod og-w /var/ftpmake install

cp vsftpd /usr/local/sbin/vsftpd
cp vsftpd.conf.5 /usr/local/man/man5
cp vsftpd.8 /usr/local/man/man8
cp vsftpd.conf /etc


"standalone" mode
vi /etc/vsftpd.conf
listen=YES
/usr/local/sbin/vsftpd &
ftp localhost

"inetd" mode
vi /etc/vsftpd.conf
listen=NO
vi /etc/inetd.conf
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/local/sbin/vsftpd
/etc/rc.d/init.d/inetd restart

/usr/local/sbin/vsftpd &
ftp localhost

"xinetd" mode
vi /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd

service ftp
{
disable = no
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/local/sbin/vsftpd
nice = 10
}



/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart

/usr/local/sbin/vsftpd &
ftp localhost




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