How to Set up an FTP server

There are several versions of FTP. The one I am using is "Very Secure FTP". First, check to see that the FTP server is loaded by typing the following: rpm -qa | grep ftp You should see something like the following:

lftp-2.6.3-3
ftp-0.17-17
vsftpd-1.1.3-8

If not, then you will have to install it. You can do so using the Yum utility with
the following command: yum install vsftpd

Next edit the /etc/hosts.allow file and add the following line:

vsftpd:ALL

Edit the /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file. If you don't want anonymous logins, (recommended!!) then change the following directive to be: anonymous_enable=NO.