You'll need vsftpd version >= 2.0 for SSL support.  Here's the procedure
for RHEL 4 (may need minor edits for SLES 9, not sure):

1.  Add "ssl_enable=YES" (no quotes) to /etc/vsftpd/conf/vsftpd.conf

2.  By default, it looks in /usr/share/ssl/certs for the file
vsftpd.pem.  Since this file isn't there, cd to that directory and run
"make vsftpd.pem".  This will ask you a few questions and create the
(RSA) certificate for you.

3.  Start up vsftpd.  For my testing, I just ran /usr/sbin/vsftpd from
the command line to see any error messages, then ran it through the rc*
initscripts.

There are a couple of other options you can add to vsftpd.conf (SSL
version, anonymous over SSL, etc) which are all documented in
vsftpd.conf(5).

-Brad

On Tue, 2007-05-15 at 15:43 -0400, Terry Spaulding wrote:
> Jay, is your need to have a secured FTP with SSL for encryption or specific
> to FTPS with SSL ?
> If SSL is the issue you can setup your ssh logon to be SSL and the sftp
> will then be encrypted.
>
> As Mark pointed out I believe vsftpd is supposed to support FTPS.
> Not sure if vsftpd has provided the full data encryption yet.
> You may want to check out WS_FTP Pro I think it supports  FTPS with SSL but
> is a fee based solution. They do have a trial period.
>
>
> Jay replied:
> >SFTP is SSH File Transfer Protocol. I am looking for FTPS (FTP over SSH).
> Completely different animals. I have a very specific need >for FTPS and
> SFTP will not suffice.
> >
> >Terry Spaulding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You can use sftp which works
> very well. Command mode, native, and free.
> >
> >I have also used a GUI package on WIN/XP called WinSCP3. It is free on the
> >internet and uses sftp. Nice point/click/drag between Win/XP and Linux
> >zSeries or between Linux zSeries and another Linux zSeries using the
> Win/XP
> >as a go between.
>
>
> Regards,
> Terry L. Spaulding
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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