Setup FTP Server step by step in CentOS 6.docx - Setup SFTP...

Setup SFTP Server step
by step in CentOS 6.5
This tutorial shows you how to install and configure SFTP
server in CentOS 6.5. Though the steps provided here are
tested in CentOS 6.5, it should work on RHEL 6.x(x stands
for version) and Scientific Linux 6.x too. In this tutorial my
ftp server ip and hostname are 192.168.1.200 and
mainserver.mtsclass.com respectively. I have already
configured a local repository and I am going to install SFTP
from my local repository. For more information navigate
to setup your local repository in CentOS 6 / RHEL 6 /
Scientific Linux.
Before proceed, stop the firewall.
[[email protected] ~]# service iptables stop
iptables: Flushing firewall rules: [ OK ]
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter [
OK ]
iptables: Unloading modules: [ OK ]
[[email protected] ~]# service ip6tables stop
ip6tables: Flushing firewall rules: [ OK ]
ip6tables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter [
OK ]
ip6tables: Unloading modules: [ OK ]
[[email protected] ~]# chkconfig iptables of
[[email protected] ~]# chkconfig ip6tables of
Now let us install SFTP service.

[[email protected] ~]# yum install -y vsftpd
[[email protected] ~]# service vsftpd start
Starting vsftpd for vsftpd: [ OK ]
[[email protected] ~]#
Enable vsftpd in multi-user levels.
[[email protected] ~]# chkconfig vsftpd on
Now edit the /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file. Uncomment and
edit the lines in the vsftpd.conf file which are shown in
bold.
[[email protected]~]#cat /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
# Example config file /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
#
# The default compiled in settings are fairly paranoid.
This sample file
# loosens things up a bit, to make the sftp daemon more
usable.
# Please see vsftpd.conf.5 for all compiled in defaults.
#
# READ THIS: This example file is NOT an exhaustive list
of vsftpd options.
# Please read the vsftpd.conf.5 manual page to get a full
idea of vsftpd's
# capabilities.
#
# Allow anonymous FTP? (Beware - allowed by default if
you comment this out).