How to Start and Stop vsftpd in Linux

vsftpd RPM installs the /etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd script, which can be accessed via /sbin/service command.

To start the server, as root :

/sbin/service vsftpd start

To stop the server, as root :

/sbin/service vsftpd stop

To restart the server, as root type:

/sbin/service vsftpd restart

The condrestart (conditional restart) option only starts vsftpd if it is currently running.

It does not start the daemon if it is not running.

To conditionally restart the server, as root :

/sbin/service vsftpd condrestart