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Add section about allowing FTP connections in firewalld

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Vincent Hennebert 2018-02-23 18:56:51 +01:00 • committed by Brian (bex) Exelbierd
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@ -112,6 +112,24 @@ To conditionally restart the server, as `root` type:
By default, the [command]#vsftpd# service does *not* start automatically at boot time. To configure the [command]#vsftpd# service to start at boot time, use a service manager such as [command]#systemctl#. See xref:../infrastructure-services/Services_and_Daemons.adoc#ch-Services_and_Daemons[Services and Daemons] for more information on how to configure services in {MAJOROS}.
[[s3-ftp-firewalld]]
==== Configuring the Firewall for FTP
By default, `firewalld` blocks incoming FTP connections. To allow FTP connections, as `root` type:
[subs="quotes, macros"]
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[command]#firewall-cmd --add-service=ftp#
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The change will be applied immediately, but will be lost next time `firewalld` is reloaded or the system restarted. To make it permanent, type:
[subs="quotes, macros"]
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[command]#firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=ftp#
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For more information on configuring `firewalld`, see the link:++https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Security_Guide/++[Red{nbsp}Hat Enterprise{nbsp}Linux{nbsp}7 Security Guide].
[[s3-ftp-vsftpd-start-multi]]
==== Starting Multiple Copies of [command]#vsftpd#
indexterm:[vsftpd,starting multiple copies of]indexterm:[vsftpd,multihome configuration]