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I am trying to use ftp to copy my backup off of Nagios, but it keeps failing to list a dir.

I have this in the Firewall:
#FTP
-A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 20 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT

but to no availe

Is the ftpd service running?

[root@nagios ~]# service vsftpd start
Starting vsftpd for vsftpd: [FAILED]
[root@nagios ~]#

It will not start, after i installed i just assumed it started

[root@nagios ~]# yum -y install vsftpd
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Determining fastest mirrors
epel/metalink | 9.0 kB 00:00
* base: mirror.umd.edu
* epel: mirror.vcu.edu
* extras: mirror.beyondhosting.net
* rpmforge: mirror.rit.edu
* updates: mirror.cs.uwp.edu
base | 3.7 kB 00:00
base/primary_db | 3.5 MB 00:00
cr | 2.9 kB 00:00
epel | 4.2 kB 00:00
epel/primary_db | 4.8 MB 00:04
extras | 3.4 kB 00:00
extras/primary_db | 18 kB 00:00
rpmforge | 1.9 kB 00:00
rpmforge/primary_db | 2.8 MB 00:00
updates | 3.4 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 1.3 MB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package vsftpd.i686 0:2.2.2-11.el6_4.1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================
Installing:
vsftpd i686 2.2.2-11.el6_4.1 base 157 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)

Total download size: 157 k
Installed size: 344 k
Downloading Packages:
vsftpd-2.2.2-11.el6_4.1.i686.rpm | 157 kB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : vsftpd-2.2.2-11.el6_4.1.i686 1/1

Installed:
vsftpd.i686 0:2.2.2-11.el6_4.1

Complete!
[root@nagios ~]# chkconfig vsftpd on
[root@nagios ~]# service vsftpd start
Starting vsftpd for vsftpd: [ OK ]

Is it starting now, or still no go? Have you configured the ftp server?
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/ ... entos-6--2

It is starting:
[root@nagios ~]# service vsftpd restart
Shutting down vsftpd: [ OK ]
Starting vsftpd for vsftpd: [ OK ]
[root@nagios ~]#
[root@nagios ~]#


but still states:
Error: Connection timed out
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

Is the port open? Did you configure the ftp server yet? If so, could you post the config (sanitize sensitive info)?

have not configured anything on the ftp

[root@nagios ~]# nmap localhost -p 21

Starting Nmap 5.21 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2014-01-27 14:01 EST
Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1)
Host is up (0.000065s latency).
Hostname localhost resolves to 2 IPs. Only scanned 127.0.0.1
rDNS record for 127.0.0.1: localhost.localdomain
PORT STATE SERVICE
21/tcp open ftp

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.09 seconds
[root@nagios ~]#

You might have to allow your iptables rules to include established connections as well as new. nmap and your service output do seem to show its otherwise working properly.

for what ever reason, it is connecting, but then saying there is no directory.

Any errors in the logs: