VsFTPd Passive Mode Enable

If you don’t have already installed vsftpd on your Linux see article: How to Install vsftpd Server on CentOS.

To enable vsftpd Passive Mode in Linux edit vsftpd config file: vsftpd.conf.

Open with your favorite text editor:

# vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

and add next lines:

pasv_enable=Yes
pasv_max_port=11100
pasv_min_port=11090

Then save changes and restart vstpd server.

Now your vsftpd server working in passive mode.

Also you need open ports 10090-10100 in your firewall to allow incoming connections:

# iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 11090:11100 -j ACCEPT
# service iptables save