diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/FTPsn.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/FTPsn.pm
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+# IBM(c) 2007 EPL license http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+package xCAT_plugin::FTPsn;
+use xCAT::Table;
+
+use xCAT::Utils;
+use File::Basename;
+use xCAT::MsgUtils;
+use Getopt::Long;
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head1 
+  xCAT plugin package to setup vstftp on a  service node 
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  handled_commands 
+
+This runs on Service Node 
+Checks servicenode table ftpserver attribute
+Call  setup_TFTP  (actually setting up atftp)
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub handled_commands
+{
+    my $rc = 0;
+
+    # setup vstftp
+    if (xCAT::Utils->isServiceNode())
+    {
+        my @nodeinfo   = xCAT::Utils->determinehostname;
+        my $nodename   = pop @nodeinfo;                    # get hostname
+        my @nodeipaddr = @nodeinfo;                        # get ip addresses
+        my $service    = "ftpserver";
+        $rc = xCAT::Utils->isServiceReq($nodename, $service, \@nodeipaddr);
+        if ($rc == 0)
+        {
+
+            $rc = &setup_FTP();                   # setup vsftpd
+            if ($rc == 0)
+            {
+                xCAT::Utils->update_xCATSN($service);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if ($rc == 2)
+            {    # just start the daemon
+                my $cmd = "service vsftpd restart";
+                system $cmd;
+                if ($? > 0)
+                {    # error
+                    xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command: $cmd");
+                    return 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else { # Management Node
+            $rc = &setup_FTP();                   # setup vsftpd
+    }
+    return $rc;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3  process_request 
+
+  Process the command
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+sub process_request
+{
+    return;
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3 setup_FTP 
+
+    Sets up FTP services (vstftp) 
+
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub setup_FTP
+{
+    my $rc         = 0;
+    my $cmd;
+    $XCATROOT = "/opt/xcat";         # default
+
+    if ($ENV{'XCATROOT'})
+    {
+        $XCATROOT = $ENV{'XCATROOT'};
+    }
+
+    # change ftp user id home directory to installdir
+    # link installdir
+    # restart the daemon
+    my $installdir = "/install";     # default
+                                     # read from database
+    my @installdir1 = xCAT::Utils->get_site_attribute("installdir");
+    if ($installdir1[0])             # if exists
+    {
+        $installdir = $installdir1[0];
+    }
+    if (!(-e $installdir))           # make it
+    {
+        mkpath($installdir);
+    }
+    $cmd = "usermod -d $installdir ftp";
+    system $cmd;
+    if ($? > 0) { 
+    
+       xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error from command:$cmd");
+    }
+    my $linkdir=$installdir;
+    $linkdir .=$installdir;
+    symlink $installdir, $linkdir;
+
+    # restart tftp
+
+    my $cmd = "service vsftpd restart";
+    system $cmd;
+    if ($? > 0)
+    {
+        xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error from command:$cmd");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    my $cmd = "chkconfig vsftpd on";
+    system $cmd;
+    if ($? > 0)
+    {
+        xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error from command:$cmd");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return $rc;
+}
+1;