vsFTP problem
 

I set up vsftp and i can get it to the point where its enabled and i can ftp 127.0.0.1 , but thats as far as i can get.

The guide i used at siliconvalleyccie said to create a group called ftp-users using "groupadd ftp-users", but the command didnt exist on konsole.

So i created a group "/home/ftpusers" using the user and group manager.

I then created a user for that group and made the home directory /home/ftpusers

Then set the directory using chown and chmod 750, then copied a file over to the directory and chmod'd that to 740.

I then restarted xinetd.

I then for a test, ftp'd to 127.0.0.1 to check the server was functioning, and it is, but the username or password is not being accepted.

Is there a log file somewhere that i can query, to find out where it is failing, ie, at which point, user or pass.

If not, can anyone recommend an easier to use ftp program.

I looked at glftpd, but there seems to be two websites for it. Can anyone tell me which site is real.

Just create any old user and login with that. If it doesn't work then you have probably restricted logins to certain users - post your vsftpd.conf file so we can see.

I find that gftp is as good an ftp app as any.

# anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
# write_enable=YES
# anon_upload_enable=YES
# anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log
ftpd_banner=another ftp

I take it that it didn't work with a standard user account?

i tried it again with a newly created user account, same group and i get a 530 permission denied.

I just checked it by logging into a console and the password checks out ok, but i changed it anyway.

And i can now get as far as the enter password part of the ftp sign in process before it gives me the following error:

331 Please specify the password.
Password:
530 Login incorrect.
Login failed.

Although i have no problems logging in from a console.

Ive decided its going to be easier if i replace vsftp with a ftpd thats a little more user friendly.

Thx for your help

i had that problem when i made a new account after my own oringinal one..the oringinal one i made worked, but i couldn't connect with my external ip only 127.0.0.1....as of groupadd and stuff like that, you have to specify the whole path...for example if i issue the command groupadd from prompt it says command not found, but when you do a whereis groupadd it shows (on my machine) that it is located in /usr/sbin/groupadd...so if you wanted to actually do that, just specify the full path..

thx, even after trying all of that, its still a no go. :(

Im going to abandon this and try and create an apache ftp over http style affair, plus i believe i can configure it to use https as well, which is more useful to me. But all i really wanted it for was to allow a friend to download a demo off me, since i have port probs with irc and such.

yah i am in the same boat, thats why i wanted to setup an ftp and see if that works, cause i can't send through msn no matter what i try...but i can't get it going either..

If u want an easier solution, forget ftp and install apache web server instead, i did it this morning from source and it took about 1hr, but it now works and i downloaded a 1mb file via a proxy and it works a treat.

Be-aware tho the instructions are even nerdier than the vsftp ones.

but basics are:

from folder un untarred to:
./configure
./make
./make install

then read the manual and edit a conf file and away u go, basic webserver up, just enable it in ur firewall settings and ur online.