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Asked: 2011-09-09 04:07:41 +0800 CST

Any alternatives to proftpd and vsftpd that is easier to configure?

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I tried them both, I'm having troubles to configure them,so is there a third one that is easier to install and configure?

I'm using centos 5 64 bit xen vps

for example I'm following this tutorial, it says: Append following two config directive to setup ftp port ranges:

pasv_min_port=49152
pasv_max_port=65535

but i cannot find the ports to append them and i don't want to open port 21, I want to open a port like 538, I know how but I can't fix the first problem

the configuration is not working, I'm looking for an easier to install and configure alternative, do you know any?

centos ftp

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    Vsftpd is very easy to configure. I think your difficulty is because you're confusing a port range configuration for passive FTP with the listening port for the command channel (what normally runs on port 21.) Give this document a once-over to see what I mean: http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html

    The configuration option you're looking for in vsftpd.conf to change the command port from 21 to 538 is "listen_port". See the configuration documentation on your system ("man vsftpd.conf") or here: http://vsftpd.beasts.org/vsftpd_conf.html

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