FTP- Stands for the File Transfer Protocol.
FTP is a common way of transfering files across the Internet. By
installing an FTP server, your users can transfer files to and from your
Linux server.
How do I install an FTP Server?
rpm -ivh wu-ftpd*.i386.rpm
You also need to install xinted if it is not installed already:
rpm -ivh xinetd*I386.rpm
If you want to support anonymous ftp, then also install:
rpm -ivh anonftp*.i386.rpm
How do I configure the FTP server?
The /etc/ftpusers file contains
a list of users who are not allowed to ftp into the machine.
The /etc/ftphosts file contains a list of hosts that are not allowed to
ftp into your machine.
You can set up the FTP server to run in certain runlevels using the
chkconfig tool. For example:
chkconfig --level 345 ftpd start
This command will start the FTP server in run levels 3,4, and 5.
