ftp user

ehegagoka · 02-14-2007, 11:05 PM

Hi!
I'm trying to login through FTP on the server, but when I try to login it says:

Quote:

530 This FTP server is anonymous only

How can I add users? so that they can log in also the server and transfer files?

Regards,
Rhani

callmetimmay · 02-15-2007, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehegagoka

Hi!
How can I add users? so that they can log in also the server and transfer files?

depends on which ftp server you are running and authentication method you are using...

ehegagoka · 02-15-2007, 01:38 AM

Hi!,
Thanks for the reply. I've check the server and I saw something like vsftpd? I tried to edit the vsftpd.conf settings. But when I try to restart it

Code:

geonosis:/home/oracle # ps -ef | grep ftp
root     20510 20499  0 15:46 pts/1    00:00:00 grep ftp
geonosis:/home/oracle # /usr/sbin/vsftpd restart
500 OOPS: vsftpd: cannot open config file:restart
geonosis:/home/oracle # /usr/sbin/vsftpd start
500 OOPS: vsftpd: cannot open config file:start
geonosis:/home/oracle #


geonosis:/etc/xinetd.d # cat vsftpd
# default: off
# description:
#   The vsftpd FTP server serves FTP connections. It uses
#   normal, unencrypted usernames and passwords for authentication.
# vsftpd is designed to be secure.
service ftp
{
#        server_args             =
#        log_on_success          += DURATION USERID
#        log_on_failure          += USERID
#        nice                    = 10
        socket_type     = stream
        protocol        = tcp
        wait            = no
        user            = root
        server          = /usr/sbin/vsftpd
}

geonosis:/etc/xinetd.d # ls /etc/init.d/vsftpd
/bin/ls: /etc/init.d/vsftpd: No such file or directory
geonosis:/etc/xinetd.d #

What else should I do? Thanks again Sir.

Regards,
Rhani

callmetimmay · 02-15-2007, 06:17 PM

with vsftp, it is not a part of xinet as wu-ftp was...

you modify your config in...
/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

to start/stop/restart the service, your executable should be in...
/usr/sbin/vsftpd

if you are not sure where it is or that doesn't work, type this...
which vsftpd

here is step by step what i did

Quote:

[root@ftp ~]# which vsftpd
/usr/sbin/vsftpd
[root@ftp ~]# vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
[root@ftp ~]# su ftp
Password:
[ftp@ftp ~]# /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
[ftp@ftp ~]# logout
[root@ftp ~]# ps aux|grep vsftp
ftp 6846 0.0 0.2 4600 480 ? Ss 13:29 0:00 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
root 6864 0.0 0.2 3896 668 pts/0 R+ 13:29 0:00 grep vsftp
[root@ftp ~]#

if you are using fedora as I am... instead of running the executable i just do a this...

Quote:

[root@ftp ~]# service vsftpd restart
Shutting down vsftpd: [ OK ]
Starting vsftpd for vsftpd: [ OK ]
[root@ftp ~]# ps aux|grep vsftpd
root 7082 0.0 0.2 4600 484 ? Ss 13:29 0:00 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
root 7110 0.0 0.2 3900 672 pts/0 R+ 13:30 0:00 grep vsftpd
[root@ftp ~]#

Hope this helps

callmetimmay · 02-15-2007, 06:19 PM

I just noticed you were using slackware... it may be different with incorporating into xinet... let me know, interested myself :-)

ehegagoka · 02-15-2007, 07:57 PM

Hi!,
Thank you so much for the reply, here's what I did.

Code:

geonosis:/home/oracle # which vsftpd
/usr/sbin/vsftpd
geonosis:/home/oracle # ls /etc/vsftpd
/bin/ls: /etc/vsftpd: No such file or directory
geonosis:/home/oracle # ls /etc/vsftpd.conf
/etc/vsftpd.conf
geonosis:/home/oracle # su ftp
ftp@geonosis:/home/oracle> /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
500 OOPS: vsftpd: must be started as root
ftp@geonosis:/home/oracle> exit
exit
geonosis:/home/oracle # /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
500 OOPS: vsftpd: does not run standalone, must be started from inetd
geonosis:/home/oracle #

I do use Slackware before in my previous works. But I'm using now Suse 9, as it is what they are using here. Also we do have Fedora. We use this platforms for our Oracle Databases. Thanks again for the reply. I want to setup the ftp as we need it on our Perl Scripts.

Regards,
Rhani