FTP startup error

bungle3 · 04-14-2005, 06:01 PM

Hi everyone

Tried to figure how to use vsftpd tonight.
Downloaded the tar, extracted and installed, all fine.
Followed the INSTALL text file that came with it.
Things go wrong when i try to run vsftpd.

[root@tux vsftpd-2.0.3]# vsftpd &
[1] 2885
[root@tux vsftpd-2.0.3]# 500 OOPS: could not bind listening IPv4 socket

Anyone know where i have gone wrong here?

michaelsanford · 04-14-2005, 07:16 PM

Do you already have an FTP server running on that port, like proftpd?

If you're not sure try "ftp 0" and see if you can log in.

Also, I wouldn't run it from the source directory.

bungle3 · 04-15-2005, 02:16 AM

I did have proftp installed, but i erased it and replaced it with vsftpd.
Tried running ftp 0 and got the same error message.

bathory · 04-15-2005, 02:44 AM

Take a look at the file /etc/inetd.conf, or the directory /etc/xinet.d/ (if you use xinetd) to see if there is a reference to proftpd and thus the (x)inetd daemon binds to the ftp port.

Regards

bungle3 · 04-15-2005, 04:54 PM

There is nothing in the file /etc/inetd.conf and there is only referneces to vsftpd in the directory /etc/xinet.d