Run following command on ftp server (login over ssh): Make sure iptables firewall/tcpd does not block access to your ftp server. File /etc/ftpusers – list of users disallowed use vsftpd server access. Is particular user not allowed to use your vsftpd ftp server, then make sure user got permission to use your ftp server. # /etc/init.d/vsftpd start FTP user permissions Under Debian Linux use following command: Under RedHat/Fedora Linux use service command:

If port is not open, start ftp server /service. $ netstat -a | grep ftpOutput: tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN Next run netstat -tulpn command to see if port 21 is in open: Login to ftp server using ssh and try to telnet port 21 (to see port is open or not): Next configure vsftpd by modifying /etc/nf file. If you are using Debian Linux use apt-get command: OR if you are using Fedora Linux use yum:

Under Red Hat/Fedora Linux install vsftpd server as follows: Naturally next logical step is to install FTP server. If the ftp package is not installed, it will notify you or it will not give you any output at all. In any case if you have the ftp package installed it will return output. Under Red Hat/Novell Suse/Fedora Linux try rpm command: $ dpkg -l | grep -i 'ftp'Output: ii ftpd 0.17-21 FTP server Under Debian Linux you can use dpkg command to verify that ftp server installed: Make sure ftp server installed and service is running.

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