can anyone please tell me how can I configure more several" virtualhost" on proftpd
this is the error message I get when I execute this command " service proftpd start"
Starting proftpd: - getaddrinfo 'web-1.gnx-usa.com' error: Name or service not known
- getaddrinfo 'web-1.gnx-usa.com' error: Name or service not known
- error: unable to determine IP address of 'web-1.gnx-usa.com'
- getaddrinfo 'ftp.gnx-usa.com' error: Name or service not known
- getaddrinfo 'ftp.gnx-usa.com' error: Name or service not known
- error: unable to determine IP address of 'ftp.gnx-usa.com'
- getaddrinfo 'ftp.foo1.com' error: Temporary failure in name resolution
- no such user 'foo1'
- Fatal: User: Unknown user 'foo1'.
[FAILED]
this is the source code that I try to configure so I can give some other people from a newsgroup acces to files in my database.where they can download and read files, but they cannot make any changes
#
# Virtual Hosting Server Configuration
# by M.Lowes <kafnir@gnx-usa.com>
# for Frontier Internet Services Limited
# (
http://www.gnx-usa.com/)
#
ServerName "Master Webserver"
#
# Spawn from inetd?
#
#ServerType inetd
#
# or maybe a standalone server...
#
ServerType standalone
#
# don't give the server banner until _after_ authentication
#
DeferWelcome off
#
# Some basic defaults
#
Port 21
Umask 002
TimeoutLogin 120
TimeoutIdle 600
TimeoutNoTransfer 900
TimeoutStalled 3600
#
# No, I don't think we'll run as root!
#
User ftp
Group ftp
#
# This is a non-customer usable name, (ie they should be connecting via
www.{domain})
# not 'hostname'. Therefore let's dump them in a dummy account and wait for them to
# scream.
#
DefaultRoot /web/Legacy/
#
# Performance, let's do DNS resolution when we process the logs...
#
UseReverseDNS off
#
# Where do we put the pid files?
#
ScoreboardFile /var/run/proftpd
#
# Logging options
#
TransferLog /var/spool/syslog/proftpd/xferlog.legacy
#
# Some logging formats
#
LogFormat default "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %s %b"
LogFormat auth "%v [%P] %h %t \"%r\" %s"
LogFormat write "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %s %b"
#
# Global settings
#
<Global>
DisplayLogin welcome.msg
DisplayFirstChdir readme
#
# having to delete before uploading is a pain
#
AllowOverwrite yes
#
# Turn off Ident lookups
#
IdentLookups off
#
# Logging
#
# file/dir access
#
ExtendedLog /var/spool/syslog/proftpd/access.log WRITE,READ write
#
#
# Record all logins
#
ExtendedLog /var/spool/syslog/proftpd/auth.log AUTH auth
#
# Paranoia logging level....
#
##ExtendedLog /var/spool/syslog/proftpd/paranoid.log ALL default
</Global>
#
# Deny writing to the base server...
#
<Limit WRITE>
DenyAll
</Limit>
# --------------------------------------------
# Virtual Servers start here....
#
# (Note: this is normally auto generated by a
# script written in house).
# --------------------------------------------
#
#
www.gnx-usa.com.
# This is the default server
# Gets all the connections for
www.{customer.domain},
# &
www.gnx-usa.com
#
<VirtualHost
www.gnx-usa.com>
ServerAdmin
webmaster@gnx-usa.com
ServerName "Master Webserver"
MaxLoginAttempts 2
RequireValidShell no
TransferLog /var/spool/syslog/proftpd/xferlog.www
MaxClients 50
DefaultServer on
DefaultRoot ~ !staff
AllowOverwrite yes
#
# No quickly do we kick someone out
#
TimeoutLogin 120
TimeoutIdle 600
TimeoutNoTransfer 900
# --------------------------------------------
# Got a Frontpage customer who keeps breaking things????
# - stick 'em in group fpage
# --------------------------------------------
<Directory ~/public_html>
#
# Block them from doing anything other than reading...
#
<Limit STOR RNFR DELE>
DenyGroup fpage
</Limit>
</Directory>
#
# ditto for ftp_root if it's there...
#
<Directory ~/ftp_root>
<Limit STOR RNFR DELE>
DenyALL
</Limit>
</Directory>
#
# Limit by IP...
#
<Directory /web/zsl>
<Limit ALL>
Order Allow,Deny
Allow 66.240.84.215
Allow 216.199.46.11
Deny ALL
</Limit>
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
# --------------------------------------------
#
# Legacy server, left in because some people
# haven't realised it's gone yet. Shove 'em into
# a dummy $home
#
<VirtualHost web.gnx-usa.com>
ServerAdmin
webmaster@gnx-usa.com
ServerName "Legacy Web Upload Server"
MaxLoginAttempts 2
RequireValidShell no
MaxClients 50
DefaultRoot ~ !staff
MaxClients 2
AllowOverwrite yes
TransferLog /var/spool/syslog/proftpd/xferlog.web-1
</VirtualHost>
# --------------------------------------------
#
# ftp.gnx-usa.com
#
<VirtualHost ftp.gnx-usa.com>
ServerAdmin
ftpmaster@gnx-usa.com
ServerName "gnx-usa Internet Public FTP Server"
TransferLog /ftp/xferlog/ftp.gnx-usa.com
MaxLoginAttempts 3
RequireValidShell no
DefaultRoot /ftp/ftp.gnx-usa.com
AllowOverwrite yes
#
# Auth files....
#
AuthUserFile /var/conf/ftp/authfiles/passwd.ftp.gnx-usa.com
AuthGroupFile /var/conf/ftp/authfiles/group.ftp.gnx-usa.com
# A basic anonymous configuration, no upload directories.
<Anonymous /ftp/ftp.gnx-usa.com>
User ftp
Group ftp
# We want clients to be able to login with "anonymous" as well as "ftp"
UserAlias anonymous ftp
RequireValidShell no
# Limit the maximum number of anonymous logins
MaxClients 50
# We want 'welcome.msg' displayed at login, and '.message' displayed
# in each newly chdired directory.
<Directory pub/incoming>
<Limit STOR>
AllowAll
</Limit>
<Limit WRITE DIRS READ>
DenyAll
</Limit>
<Limit CWD XCWD CDUP>
AllowAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
<Directory home>
<Limit ALL>
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
#
# Limit access to the mirrors to LINX
# only
#
<Directory mirrors>
<Limit RETR>
Order Allow,Deny
Allow .us, .gnx-usa.com
Allow .vom.tm
Deny ALL
</Limit>
</Directory>
# Limit WRITE everywhere in the anonymous chroot
<Limit WRITE>
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Anonymous>
</VirtualHost>
# ----------------------------------------------------
# Virtual ftp with anon access, but no incoming
#
<VirtualHost ftp.foo1.com>
ServerAdmin
ftpmaster@foo1.com
ServerName "Foo1 FTP Server"
TransferLog /var/spool/syslog/xfer/ftp.foo1.com
MaxLoginAttempts 3
RequireValidShell no
DefaultRoot /ftp/ftp.foo1.com
User foo1
Group foo1
AllowOverwrite yes
#
# Auth files....
#
AuthUserFile /var/conf/ftp//authfiles/passwd.ftp.foo1.com
AuthGroupFile /var/conf/ftp//authfiles/group.ftp.foo1.com
<Anonymous /ftp/ftp.foo1.com>
User ftp
Group ftp
UserAlias anonymous ftp
RequireValidShell no
MaxClients 20
<Limit WRITE>
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Anonymous>
</VirtualHost>
# ----------------------------------------------------
# ftp.foo2.com
# Anon, no incoming, some private access areas
#
<VirtualHost ftp.foo2.com>
ServerAdmin
ftpmaster@mcresearch.co.uk
ServerName "MC Research FTP Server"
TransferLog /var/spool/syslog/xfer/ftp.foo2.com
MaxLoginAttempts 3
RequireValidShell no
DefaultRoot /ftp/ftp.foo2.com
User foo2
Group foo2
AllowOverwrite yes
#
# Auth files....
#
AuthUserFile /var/conf/ftp//authfiles/passwd.ftp.foo2.com
AuthGroupFile /var/conf/ftp//authfiles/group.ftp.foo2.com
<Anonymous /ftp/ftp.foo2.com>
User ftp
Group ftp
UserAlias anonymous ftp
RequireValidShell no
MaxClients 20
<Directory download>
<Limit ALL>
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
<Limit WRITE>
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Anonymous>
<Directory /ftp/ftp.foo2.com/pub>
<Limit WRITE>
AllowUser clint
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
<Directory /ftp/ftp.foo2.com/download>
<Limit ALL>
AllowUser clint
AllowUser customer
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
# ----------------------------------------------------
# ftp.foo3.com
#
#
<VirtualHost ftp.foo3.com>
ServerAdmin
ftpmaster@farrukh.co.uk
ServerName "Farrukh FTP Archive"
TransferLog /var/spool/syslog/xfer/ftp.foo3.com
MaxLoginAttempts 3
RequireValidShell no
DefaultRoot /web/farrukh2/ftp_root
User clinton
Group clinton
AllowOverwrite yes
#
# Auth files....
#
AuthUserFile /var/conf/ftp//authfiles/passwd.ftp.foo3.com
AuthGroupFile /var/conf/ftp//authfiles/group.ftp.foo3.com
<Anonymous /web/farrukh2/ftp_root>
User ftp
Group ftp
UserAlias anonymous ftp
RequireValidShell no
MaxClients 20
<Directory pub/incoming/*>
<Limit STOR>
AllowAll
</Limit>
<Limit WRITE DIRS READ>
DenyAll
</Limit>
<Limit CWD XCWD CDUP>
AllowAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
<Directory pub/Incoming/*>
<Limit STOR>
AllowAll
</Limit>
<Limit WRITE DIRS READ>
DenyAll
</Limit>
<Limit CWD XCWD CDUP>
AllowAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
#
# block access to the secure areas by anon...
#
<Directory fpub>
<Limit ALL>
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
<Directory fgroup>
<Limit ALL>
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
<Limit WRITE>
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Anonymous>
#
# define user based access
#
<Directory /web/clint/ftp_root/fpub>
<Limit ALL>
AllowUser clint
AllowUser cguest
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
<Directory /web/clint/ftp_root/fgroup>
<Limit ALL>
AllowUser clint
AllowUser cgroup
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
# ----------------------------------------------------
# ftp.foo4.com
# anon, with incoming upload
#
<VirtualHost ftp.foo4.com>
ServerAdmin
ftpmaster@teamwork.co.uk
ServerName "Teamwork FTP Server"
TransferLog /var/spool/syslog/xfer/ftp.foo4.com
MaxLoginAttempts 3
RequireValidShell no
DefaultRoot /ftp/ftp.foo4.com
User foo4
Group foo4
AllowOverwrite yes
#
# Auth files....
#
AuthUserFile /var/conf/ftp//authfiles/passwd.ftp.foo4.com
AuthGroupFile /var/conf/ftp//authfiles/group.ftp.foo4.com
<Anonymous /ftp/ftp.foo4.com>
User ftp
Group ftp
UserAlias anonymous ftp
RequireValidShell no
MaxClients 20
<Directory pub/incoming/*>
<Limit STOR>
AllowAll
</Limit>
<Limit WRITE DIRS READ>
DenyAll
</Limit>
<Limit CWD XCWD CDUP>
AllowAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
<Directory pub/Incoming/*>
<Limit STOR>
AllowAll
</Limit>
<Limit WRITE DIRS READ>
DenyAll
</Limit>
<Limit CWD XCWD CDUP>
AllowAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
<Limit WRITE>
DenyAll
</Limit>
</Anonymous>
</VirtualHost>
# ----------------------------------------------------
# The end....
# ----------------------------------------------------
That is the biggest config I think I have ever seen eheh 
I have a ton of vhosts and it's nowhere near that size 
I would suggest (as I mentioned above) starting with the DEFAULT config and building it up to match your needs. Only use the config you pasted in your post as a reference. The example I pasted is a "working vhost" entry, however there are other settings which proceed it.
then edit!
