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( Very Secure File Transport Protocol Daemon) is a secure, fast FTP server for Unix/Linux systems. In this how-to article, let us see how to setup a basic FTP server on CentOS 7.

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However, this procedure might work well on RHEL CentOS, Scientific Linux 7 version too.My testbox server hostname and IP Address are server.unixmen.local and 192.168.1.101/24 respectively. Change these values to match your scenario. Install vsftpdAll commands should be run with ‘root’ user. Run the following command in terminal to install vsftpd package: yum install vsftpd ftp -y Configure vsftpdEdit vsftpd configuration file /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf, vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.confFind the following lines and make the changes as shown below:.## Disable anonymous login ##anonymousenable=NO## Uncomment ##asciiuploadenable=YESasciidownloadenable=YES## Uncomment - Enter your Welcome message - This is optional ##ftpdbanner=Welcome to UNIXMEN FTP service.## Add at the end of this file ##uselocaltime=YES. Enable and start the vsftpd service: systemctl enable vsftpdsystemctl start vsftpd Firewall And SELinux ConfigurationAllow the ftp service and port 21 via firewall.

Firewall-cmd -permanent -add-port=21/tcpfirewall-cmd -permanent -add-service=ftpRestart firewall: firewall-cmd -reloadThen, update the SELinux boolean values for FTP service: setsebool -P ftphomedir on Create FTP usersBy default, root user is not allowed to login to ftp server for security purpose. So, let us create a normal testing user called “sk” with password “centos”. Useradd skpasswd skConnecting to FTP serverNow, try to connect to FTP server itself with user “sk”: ftp 192.168.1.101Enter the ftp user name and password.Sample Output: Connected to 192.168.1.101 (192.168.1.101).220 Welcome to UNIXMEN FTP service.Name (192.168.1.101:root): sk331 Please specify the password.Password:230 Login successful.Remote system type is UNIX.Using binary mode to transfer files.ftpCongratulations!!

You will be able to login to FTP server without any problems. Client side configurationLet us try to log in to the FTP server from my Ubuntu client system. Ftp 192.168.1.101Sample Output: Connected to 192.168.1.101.220 Welcome to UNIXMEN FTP service.Name (192.168.1.101:sk): sk331 Please specify the password.Password:230 Login successful.Remote system type is UNIX.Using binary mode to transfer files.ftpVoila!! Our FTP server is working. Access FTP Server Via FileZillaWorking from command-line mode might be little bit difficult to newbies.

How To Install Filezilla On Redhat 7

So let us install a graphical FTP client called to get things done quite easier:Note:As you may know already, in RHEL 7 and its derivatives the previous firewall system(iptables) has been replaced with firewalld. I find it bit difficult to configure Filezilla along with Firewalld. So I disabled it, and switched back to old firewall system called iptables. I will update this tutorial as soon as possible once I found the working solution.

If you don’t want to use filezilla, skip the following steps.First, enter the following commands one by one to disable current firewall system firewalld, and enable old firewall iptables. The following commands should be run on your FTP server, not in ftp clients. Yum install iptables-servicessystemctl mask firewalldsystemctl enable iptablessystemctl enable ip6tablessystemctl stop firewalldsystemctl start iptablessystemctl start ip6tablesAllow the default ftp port “21″ through your firewall or router. In the server side, do the following.Edit file /etc/sysconfig/iptables, vi /etc/sysconfig/iptablesAdd the following lines.-A INPUT -m state -state NEW -m tcp -p tcp -dport 21 -j ACCEPT.Save and exit the file. Restart iptables now: systemctl restart iptablessystemctl restart ip6tablesNow, go back to your client systems, and install filezilla package.On Debian based client systems: sudo apt-get install filezillaFor RHEL based systems, you can install filezilla using following command: yum install filezillaOpen Filezilla client from your client system “Dash” or “Menu”.

Enter the FTP server hostname or IP Address, username, password and port number. Click “Quickconnect” to login.Probably, you will get the following error. Error: The data connection could not be established: EHOSTUNREACH - No route to hostError: Connection timed outError: Failed to retrieve directory listingTo get rid of this error, do the following steps. In most cases, Resolution 2 should work.Resolution 1:1. From your Filezilla client, go to Edit - Settings - FTP -Active Mode.In the Active Mode tab, make sure the option “Ask your operating system for the external ip address” is selected.Then goto Edit - Settings - FTP -Passive Mode. Select “Fall back to active mode” and click Ok.Now the error will be gone in some cases (May be in Windows OS clients).Resolution 2:If the problem still persists, goto your FTP server, edit file “/etc/sysconfig/iptables-config”.

Vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables-configFind the line IPTABLESMODULES=” “ and change this to IPTABLESMODULES=”ipconntrackftp”: # Load additional iptables modules (nat helpers)# Default: -none-# Space separated list of nat helpers (e.g. 'ipnatftp ipnatirc'), which# are loaded after the firewall rules are applied. Options for the helpers are# stored in /etc/modprobe.conf.IPTABLESMODULES='ipconntrackftp'.Save the iptables rules and restart firewall: systemctl restart iptablesNow, try again from Filezilla.It should work now. Access FTP server from BrowserYou can access the FTP server from your client browser also. Navigate to ftp://FTP-Server-IP-Address/. Enter the ftp username and password.Now you can see the contents in your FTP server.Log in as a particular userIf you want to login using a particular user, then navigate to ftp:///. It will ask the password of user, enter the password and you’re done.For example, navigate to ftp://.

Enter the password of the user sk.That’s it.The FTP server ready now. Start using FTP!Cheers!