Setup FTP server

CentOS

# yum install vsftpd ftp -y

http://www.unixmen.com/install-vsftpd-server-on-centos-rhel-scientific-linux-6-4/

FTP login uses plain/clear text, you can use SFTP to encrypt the login

If you have following problem when use FTP to login:

Name (localhost:dbadmin): username
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
500 OOPS: cannot change directory:/home/username
Login failed.
ftp> 




You just need to disable selinux and reboot

To disable permanently, I edited /etc/selinux/config and set

SELINUX=disabled

After the reboot, I was able to log in normally.

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/79743/what-are-the-settings-to-correct-vsftpd-500-oops-cannot-change-directory-erro

Kali Linux

   17  apt-cache search ftpd
   19  apt-get install ftpd
   21  /etc/init.d/atftpd
   22  /etc/init.d/atftpd start

$ service atftpd start

Note that ftp server does not allow root to log in

root@kali-csc5991:/home/csc5991-student# ftp localhost
ftp: connect to address ::1: Connection refused
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
220 kali-csc5991 FTP server (Version 6.4/OpenBSD/Linux-ftpd-0.17) ready.
Name (localhost:csc5991-student):
331 Password required for csc5991-student.
Password:
230-
230- The programs included with the Kali GNU/Linux system are free software;
230- the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
230- individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
230-
230- Kali GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
230- permitted by applicable law.
230 User csc5991-student logged in.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
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