ftpd connection refused from localhost

Caidence · 11-04-2003, 05:43 AM

ok, this is an odd problem with no good leads... PLEASE help if you can

This started happening a while ago. ftpd worked fine, then after very little rearrangement, it stopped working completely. That probably means that whatever happened was really subtle

Simply enough:

Code:

[root] /etc # ftp localhost
Connected to catharsis.
421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection

and what I know:

Telnet works just fine in the same manner
ftpd is installed
inetd is watching for ftpd, and is listening on port 21
nothing is out of order with hosts.deny
loopback 127.0.0.1 is configured and active
localhost is configured to be loopback
RTFM doesn't work, because there's nothing in TFM
Linuxquestions backlogs had many similarly vague problems, but no good answers.
The installation isn't corrupted, because I just uninstalled and reinstalled.

I'm running a Debian distro.

If you think of ANYTHING that's not covered above, then please tell me! I need to try any sane idea
Also, ask for any file you want posted, I'll be watching.

kasperhans · 11-04-2003, 07:24 PM

how about your firewall?
how about removing group ftp from the blocked groups in proftpd config?
how about only 0 users allowed on your server check config?
....

Caidence · 11-06-2003, 04:13 AM

firewall: no firewall

proftpd: I'm running ftpd

"server check config": don't know what you're talking about

New checklist:

[#]Telnet works just fine in the same manner
[#]ftpd is installed
[#]inetd is watching for ftpd, and is listening on port 21
[#]nothing is out of order with hosts.deny
[#]loopback 127.0.0.1 is configured and active
[#]localhost is configured to be loopback
[#]RTFM doesn't work, because there's nothing in TFM
[#]Linuxquestions backlogs had many similarly vague problems, but no good answers.
[#]The installation isn't corrupted, because I just uninstalled and reinstalled.
[#]I'm running simple ftpd
[#]I do not have a firewall running
[#]The file /etc/nologin does not exist.