Vsftpd
vsftpd is the "Very secure file transfer protocol daemon". To configure it, first find out if it is started via xinetd, inetd or as stand-alone service:
chkconfig --list
Start it
To start vsftpd, if it is a standalone-service, issue
/etc/init.d/vsftpd start
If it is a xinetd service, remove the line disable=yes from /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd and start it with
/etc/init.d/xinetd start
Verify it runs
In case of problems check if a process is listening on the ftp socket. Open a console as root and enter:
# lsof -i | grep ftp vsftpd 9549 root 3u IPv4 1284946706 TCP *:ftp (LISTEN)
In this case, stand-alone vsftpd is listening on the computer's ftp port.
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Needs: information on installation, including the presence or absence of chkconfig which is missing on Ubuntu by default, for instance.
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