Configuring Yum Server in RHEL5 you should have two RPM -
If you are planning to install Yum Server in RHEL5 its very easy to do so.
1. vsftpd->vsftpd-2.0.5.10.e l5.i386.rpm
2. createrepo ->
createrepo-0.4.4-2.0.fc6.n oarch.rpm
You have to follow few step which are as follows :-
Step 1. The most important way is to first of all run by using the mentioned command
Run vsftpd rpm
rpm -ivh vsftpd-*.rpm
Step 2.This will help you to insert the IP address with the help of
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp
dport 20 -j ACCEPT
Step 3. iptables -I INPUT -p tcp –dport 21 -j
ACCEPT
Step 4. iptables -I INPUT -p udp –dport 21 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I INPUT -p udp –dport 20 -j ACCEPT
Step 5. This is for SELinux to access
setsebool allow_ftpd_full_access on
Step 6. Then open the specific file :- vim
/etc/sysconfig/iptables-c onfig and modify below mention
line
IPTABLES_MODU LES=”ip_conntrack_netbios_ns
ip_conntrack_ftp”
and now your ftp server is ready to take the responsibilty of yum server.

