VSFTPD Problems
 

Hi,

I just installed slackware linux, and also installed vsftpd and setup its config.

Problem 1: when i run vsftpd in a terminal it starts the server, but it just hangs in the terminal? kind of dosnt run as a standalone service, if i close the terminal window the ftp server stops. How can i add it to to start as a background service?

Problem 2: I can only login to the server as root, i have set up another user and added it to the root group (i know this isnt secure im only testing), and gave it a home directory e.t.c but i cannot login as that user. Can anyone tell me how to let users other than root login?

Thanks
Jack

vsftp is a good choice for a ftp server. Over in the arch linux wikki there are some really good instuctions on setting it up. I know ur running slack, but make any changes that might be necessary.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VSFTP

Hi, thanks for that ive fixed the user problem. But im not to sure how to add the inetd service.

The site says to edit: /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd but i dont have that file or xinetd.d i do have an inetd.d but i cant see what i should add to it :S

Sorry im very new to this.

/etc/init.d/vsftp
 

You may just want to start it from a startup script in /etc/init.d/vsftp.

Here is a copy of mine from a REL 4 box.

#!/bin/bash
#
# vsftpd This shell script takes care of starting and stopping
# standalone vsftpd.
#
# chkconfig: - 60 50
# description: Vsftpd is a ftp daemon, which is the program \
# that answers incoming ftp service requests.
# processname: vsftpd
# config: /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network

# Check that networking is up.
[ ${NETWORKING} = "no" ] && exit 0

[ -x /usr/sbin/vsftpd ] || exit 0

RETVAL=0
prog="vsftpd"

start() {
# Start daemons.

if [ -d /etc/vsftpd ] ; then
for i in `ls /etc/vsftpd/*.conf`; do
site=`basename $i .conf`
echo -n $"Starting $prog for $site: "
/usr/sbin/vsftpd $i &
RETVAL=$?
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && {
touch /var/lock/subsys/$prog
success $"$prog $site"
}
echo
done
else
RETVAL=1
fi
return $RETVAL
}

stop() {
# Stop daemons.
echo -n $"Shutting down $prog: "
killproc $prog
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog
return $RETVAL
}

# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
start)
start
;;
stop)
stop
;;
restart|reload)
stop
start
RETVAL=$?
;;
condrestart)
if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog ]; then
stop
start
RETVAL=$?
fi
;;
status)
status $prog
RETVAL=$?
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|condrestart|status}"
exit 1
esac

exit $RETVAL

Thanks works fine :)