FTP Question

Ok I just set up RedHat Linux 7.3 not too long ago, got ssh working and figuring out new things. Last thing I need to be able to do with it is FTP into it to transfer files. I know I can use wget and stuff like that but that's not as effective for me as FTP. Does RH Linux 7.3 come with some FTP Server software already installed that just has to be enable or how do I go about starting a FTP server on my computer?

Thanks
- Richard

start the ftp daemon by typing this into a terminal:

    /etc/init.d/proftpd start

I hope that answered your question. :-)

Erin

Hmmm... this is what I got...


[root@localhost root]# /etc/init.d/proftpd start
bash: /etc/init.d/proftpd: No such file or directory

It could be elsewhere.

[root@foo]locate proftpd

but you will also need to edit proftpd.conf first.

I can't seem to find that configuration file but this is what happened when I typed the command you gave me...

[root@localhost root]# locate proftpd
/etc/log.d/conf/services/proftpd-messages.conf
/etc/log.d/scripts/services/proftpd-messages

Even if I try to log in locally it gives me "Connection refused" error???

It's probably not installed then. Download it from http://proftpd.linux.co.uk/ and install it.

Type linuxconf and then install packages and install ftp, any ftp will do.
Joe

I typed "linuxconf" on two different machines and that program wasn't found.

Ok, go here:
http://proftpd.linux.co.uk/

You can download the source or the RPM file, whichever you desire.

also, when you try to connect to localhost, check /var/log/messages to see exactly what the error is. You may also need to check /var/log/secure I can't remember which right now, it's early and the coffee is weak this morning.

I like to do 'tail -f /var/log/messages' in a terminal window and then try to connect in another.

Cheers