service: command not found when trying to start vsftpd in centos

Question

I am trying to use FTP on CentOS. I use this way to install:

sudo  yum -y install vsftpd

when I use whereis to check the location of vsftpd, I can find it:

But when I try

service vsftpd start

The error is:

bash: service: command not found

I have tried all different ways to fix it. But none of them worked. Could anyone please help me here?

The error refers to the service command, not to the vsftpd. I believe that on CentOS, you need to use systemctl. — Martin Prikryl, Commented Oct 3, 2019 at 7:08
Yeah. thanks a lot. Could you please also tell me how to generate a new user and password. because when I use useradd, I get the error: bash: useradd: command not found — Feng Chen, Commented Oct 3, 2019 at 10:34
@FengChen that's because the correct command is adduser. To unlock the account, use passwd followed by the new user name you created. — Anaksunaman, Commented Oct 3, 2019 at 10:58

Martin Prikryl · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-03 12:49:57Z

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The error refers to the service command, not to the vsftpd.

On CentOS, you need to use systemctl.

answered Oct 3, 2019 at 12:49

Martin Prikryl

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