[CentOS] Vsftpd vs. iptables firewall script

Nicolas Kovacs wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm currently setting up a local FTP server, to receive disk images sent
> with G4L (Ghost4Linux).
>
> This server has been running Slackware Linux before, and the Vsftpd
> setup was relatively simple.
>
> With CentOS things seem to be slightly different, so I'm currently
> trying to work things out. For the moment, two things seem to be
> creating problems, the simple iptables firewall and SELinux.
>
> When I disable the firewall and SELinux, Vsftp works as expected. So far
> so good.
>
> Now let's tackle this one dragon at a time. First the firewall. I'm
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A suggestion: once you've got the firewall issue dealt with, set selinux
into permissive mode; *then* you can figure out what it's complaining
about, while at the same time, your system will be available. Once you've
fixed those issues, then you can make it enforcing.

     mark