Make vsftpd accept simple ftp connections

Question

...instead of sftp
Right now ftp-ing to my server works great with sftp over port 22, but there are times when i'm on my home network and don't need the extra ssh layer. Also, I suspect that not being able to connect on regular ftp:21 is constantly making a backup program timeout
Here's my config:

anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
anon_upload_enable=NO
anon_mkdir_write_enable=NO
dirmessage_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log
listen=YES

pam_service_name=vsftpd
tcp_wrappers=YES
max_clients=4
max_per_ip=1
listen_port=21
pasv_enable=YES

Answer 1

Make sure you allow FTP through your local packet filter (firewall). Edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables or run system-config-firewall.

Answer 2

A Simple VSFTPD.conf allowing login from local users.

# No anonymous login
anonymous_enable=NO
# Let local users login
# If you connect from the internet with local users, you should enable TLS/SSL/FTPS
local_enable=YES

# Write permissions
write_enable=YES

# Chroot all Users
chroot_local_user=YES
chroot_list_enable=NO

Remember FTP Passwords are transferred unencrypted. Read up on enabling SSL/TLS/FTPS.