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1)check vsftpd service is running
service vsftpd status

2)mkdir -p /var/ftp/pub/Packages

Packages will contain all rpm packages

3)copy the xml file to Packages folder
#cp -arf /mnt/hgfs/share/RHEL_DVD/Packages /var/ftp/pub/Packages

4)install the 3 required rpm
rpm --nodeps -ivh deltarpm* --force
rpm --nodeps -ivh python-deltarpm* --force
rpm --nodeps -ivh createrepo* --force

5)cd .. i.e. move one directory back here it is /var/ftp/pub

6)create the repository
createrepo -g Packages/comps.xml .

7) vi /etc/yum.repos.d/server.repo
[server]
name=pub
baseurl=file:///var/ftp/pub
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

8)clean the cache
#yum clean all

#yum makecache

#yum list all

#yum grouplist

#yum install squid

9) open config file of /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
anonymous_enable=YES  ---->make this change


10)configure SELinux Boolean
#chcon -R -t public_content_t /var/ftp/pub/

11) restart the service
#service vsftpd restart

note the ip of server : 192.168.122.20

1)try ping and then do the ftp 
#ftp 192.168.122.20

2)create a new file /etc/yum.repos.d/client.repo

[client]
name=client
baseurl=ftp://192.168.122.20/pub
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
3)#yum clean all

4)#yum makecache

5)#yum list all

6)#yum grouplist

7)#yum install squid

[root@insider yum.repos.d]# yum makecache
Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, subscription-manager
Updating Red Hat repositories.

[Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 67 - "Access denied: 500"
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: client. Please verify its path and try again