Install the pure-ftpd
[root]# cd /usr/local/src/
[root]# wget http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pureftpd/pure-ftpd-1.0.21.tar.gz
[root]# tar -xvzf pure-ftpd-1.0.21.tar.gz
[root]# cd pure-ftpd-1.0.21/
-Change –with-language to you language-
[root]#./configure --with-everything
[root]#make
[root]#make install-strip
-This start the pure-ftpd with 5 Users simultaneous and 2 simultaneous users for IP.
[root]#/usr/local/sbin/pure-ftpd -B -c 5 -C 2
-To test if the installation is ok:
[root]#ftp localhost
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