The FTP server
Setting up the FTP server requires some out-of-the ordinary steps if you don't have RPMForge. Those steps are-installing RPMForge! After you are done, open up a terminal prompt and type in the following:

That's all for the installation part. Before we move on to configuration, we need to set up ProFTPD to run automatically at system startup. To do that, execute the following:

And for the configuration, open up the file letclproftpd. conjin a text editor, and read on.

The first task is enabling Anonymous FTP. If you want to set up a FTP server to serve downloads to the general public (likeftp.gnu.org), you need this part. The Anonymous' section is in the config file at the very end, but it's commented out. Uncomment the whole section. There's another small task; the config file has an invalid directive called 'DisplayFirstChdir'. Run the following Perl command to correct it:


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