Frenando,
I had no problems with the vsftp instructions on the RedHat site, starting here:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/ref-guide/s1-ftp...
The section on ftp starts here:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/ref-guide/ch-ftp...
There was one essential point that I did not get from the manual (I had to find it the hard way): any directory in your ftp server that you want to be publicly accessible needs to be "executable" by everyone ("o" for "others") -- one enters a directory by "executing" it.
I recommend vsftp because 1) I assume RedHat had good reasons for choosing it, and 2) you have RedHat supporting it.
Rick
Message: 4 Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:54:57 -0800 (PST) From: Fernando Mustieles nando_musti@yahoo.com To: centos@caosity.org Subject: [Centos] need help with wu-ftpd
Hi! I'm kind new to linux, I just got my server with CentOS 3.1 installed
I'm trying to install a ftp server to upload files, but the wu-ftpd 2.6.2 doesn't work with autoconfigure nor with
./build lnx ./build install
got error missing bin/ftpd
can you tell me step by step howto install o should I user another ftp server...
thanks for your help Fernando
Rick Graves wrote:
I recommend vsftp because 1) I assume RedHat had good reasons for choosing it, and 2) you have RedHat supporting it.
Not starting a vi vs. emacs war here, but I follow Mike's response and second proftpd instead of vsftpd. I often question the assumption you have for #1, some of the choices the Redhat team make are never the ones I would make, down here in the trenches. I've always used proftpd out of FreshRPMS instead of whatever was shipped with RH installs...
Example: removing ncftp and replacing it with lftp -- why remove the tool everyone prefers to use, and has used for years? The first thing I do is install a recompiled copy from Fedora.
-te
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004, Troy Engel wrote:
some of the choices the Redhat team make are never the ones I would make
Example: removing ncftp and replacing it with lftp -- why remove the tool everyone prefers to use, and has used for years?
Licensing issues of some sort, I presume. I suspect it matters whether they're selling it or giving it away.
Bart Schaefer wrote:
Example: removing ncftp and replacing it with lftp -- why remove the tool everyone prefers to use, and has used for years?
Licensing issues of some sort, I presume. I suspect it matters whether they're selling it or giving it away.
What differentiates Redhat 9 [boxed, sold product] from RHES3 [boxed, sold product] that would necessitate removal of ncftp (and others)? The only difference is that we're paying for support and services now as a matter of the purchase price, right?
It's clear for some things (xmms-mp3, eg), but for others it's a bit murky...
-te
On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:34:07 -0800, Troy Engel wrote
Example: removing ncftp and replacing it with lftp -- why remove the tool everyone prefers to use, and has used for years? The first thing I do is install a recompiled copy from Fedora.
No kidding! I think ncftp is one of my favorite tools. However, I do recommend vsftpd. It's straight and to the point, easy to manage. I think you can do a lot more with proftpd though. Just depends on what you need.
-Ryan
Tony,
It is OK to choose a different package, if you want to put in the time and effort. It depends on your needs. If you only need an ftp server with the MINIMUM of time and effort, one can cut out the step of evaluating alternatives by going with RedHat's recommendation. It worked for me -- my ftp server is working with no problems of which I am aware.
If there is some serious problem with vsftp, perhaps RedHat chose it based on dark motives. If this is so, all the sites hosting vsftp servers are going to suffer as a result, and we should all be evaluating other distributions right now to switch at the earliest opportunity.
However, I doubt this is the case. If it is the case, I want to know about it -- please tell me more.
Also, recall that Fernando wrote:
Hi! I'm kind new to linux, I just got my server with
CentOS 3.1 installed.
Compare with something you wrote:
Example: removing ncftp and replacing it with lftp -- why remove the tool everyone prefers to use, and has used for years?
Fernando has not used any of the tools for years, so he must put the effort into learning something new for him. For Fernando, there is no advantage to sticking with a legacy tool, as he must expend the effort no matter which tool he selects.
IMHO.
Rick
--- Troy Engel tengel@fluid.com wrote:
Rick Graves wrote:
I recommend vsftp because 1) I assume RedHat had
good
reasons for choosing it, and 2) you have RedHat supporting it.
Not starting a vi vs. emacs war here, but I follow Mike's response and second proftpd instead of vsftpd. I often question the assumption you have for #1, some of the choices the Redhat team make are never the ones I would make, down here in the trenches. I've always used proftpd out of FreshRPMS instead of whatever was shipped with RH installs...
Example: removing ncftp and replacing it with lftp -- why remove the tool everyone prefers to use, and has used for years? The first thing I do is install a recompiled copy from Fedora.
-te
-- Troy Engel | Systems Engineer Fluid, Inc | http://www.fluid.com
Rick Graves wrote:
Tony,
Heya Roger, what's going on? :)
It is OK to choose a different package, if you want to put in the time and effort. It depends on your needs.
Agreed! I think the point here is that some of us are recommending, based on experience, what we feel is a better package than the one RedHat provides. Obviously a vi versus emacs type of choice, everyone likes what they like. But as a new linux/CentOS user, Fernando can benefit from our knowledge.
If there is some serious problem with vsftp, perhaps RedHat chose it based on dark motives. If this is so,
I don't get this paragraph at all, but...ok. Noone said there's something wrong with vsftpd, just that we like something else. For me personally, I love the Apache style config, the easy virtual users setup, and the chroot on by default stuff. Purely a choice on my part - I love choice, I'm a linux nerd.
Fernando has not used any of the tools for years, so he must put the effort into learning something new for him. For Fernando, there is no advantage to sticking with a legacy tool, as he must expend the effort no matter which tool he selects.
A valid point. But again, others of us think that the tool RedHat provides may not be the best one to learn. Your use of legacy here is incorrect, though -- ncftp is still shipped in Fedora Core 3, so I guess it has to be a license or support issue (ie like the mysql-server RPM, they didn't want to support it in RHES3).
-te
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004, Troy Engel wrote:
A valid point. But again, others of us think that the tool RedHat provides may not be the best one to learn. Your use of legacy here is incorrect, though -- ncftp is still shipped in Fedora Core 3, so I guess it has to be a license or support issue (ie like the mysql-server RPM, they didn't want to support it in RHES3).
Hey Troy,
I'm wondering what your reason is for liking ncftp over lftp. I have less trouble understanding it for proftpd, but for ncftp I'm interested.
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