How to replace vsftpd with ProFTPD on a RHEL or CentOS in Vesta Control Panel

Replace vsftpd with ProFTPD on a RHEL or CentOS in Vesta Control Panel

1. Disable vsftpd

service vsftpd stop
chkconfig vsftpd off

2. Install software package

yum install proftpd

3. Download configuration

wget http://c.vestacp.com/0.9.8/rhel/proftpd.conf -O /etc/proftpd.conf

4. Change vesta settings

sed -i “s/vsftpd/proftpd/” /usr/local/vesta/conf/vesta.conf

5. Enable proftpd

chkconfig proftpd on
service proftpd start


How to replace vsftpd with ProFTPD on a RHEL or CentOS in Vesta Control Panel, Hostripples Web Hosting
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