FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Configuration

Step 1 : Install vsftpd Packages
[root#] yum install vsftpd*

Step 2 : Verify the Packages
[root#] rpmquery -qa | grep vsftpd
o/p :
vsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6.i686


Step 3 : Change to "/var/ftp/pub" directory
[root#] cd   /var/ftp/pub

Step 4: Create a text file inside "/var/ftp/pub"
[root# pub] cat  > fdisha.txt
Hello I am sharing via FTP
[Ctrl + D] 
** Save the file

** Check the contents
[root# pub] cat  fdisha.txt
o/p:
Hello I am sharing via FTP

Step 5. Open the configuration file of vsftpd
/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

Go To Line No 22 :
local_umask=077


Go To Line No 27 :
anon_upload_enable=YES (Remove Comment "#")

Go To Line No 31 :
anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES(Remove Comment "#")

** Save the File and come back to terminal

** Come back to root
[root# pub] cd  /root


Step 6. Enable "allow_ftpd_anon_write"
[root#] setsebool  allow_ftpd_anon_write=1

Step 7 : Check "allow_ftpd_anon_write"
[root#] getsebool  allow_ftpd_anon_write
o/p:
allow_ftpd_anon_write --> ON

Step 8 :  Give full permissions to "/var/ftp/pub"
[root#] chmod -R  777   /var/ftp/pub

Step 9 : Off linux security
[root#] setenforce 0

Step 10 : Stop the firewalls
[root#] service iptables stop

Step 11 : Get The IP Address
[root#] ifconfig
o/p:
192.168.2.107

Step 12 :  Start the vsftpd service
[root#] service vsftpd start

Step 13 : ReStart the vsftpd service
[root#] service vsftpd restart


Testing : 

** Using GUI

Step 1 :  Open Firefox
Address Bar/URL : 
ftp://192.168.2.107