Restart Proftpd

the_imax · 08-04-2006, 04:48 AM

I complied proftpd from the source on my suse 10.0 system and to shut it down I used the function ftpshut , now whenever I ftp i get the message

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500 FTP server shut down (going down at Fri Aug 4 13:59:41 2006) -- please try again later

how can I get the ftp server to accept the connections again ?

I even killed the PID of proftpd but when I restarted it again the same message appeards

peter_robb · 08-04-2006, 08:28 AM

From man ftpshut..

By placing the server in an "administrative shutdown" mode, clients are barred from their file while the adminstrative work is being done. Once completed, the server can be put back in normal operating mode by simply deleting the shutdown message file, described below.

The ftpshut program works by creating a file, usually /etc/shutmsg, for which the server checks periodically.

the_imax · 08-04-2006, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peter_robb

From man ftpshut..

By placing the server in an "administrative shutdown" mode, clients are barred from their file while the adminstrative work is being done. Once completed, the server can be put back in normal operating mode by simply deleting the shutdown message file, described below.

The ftpshut program works by creating a file, usually /etc/shutmsg, for which the server checks periodically.

Thanks I had found it and problem was resolved by deleting /etc/shutmsg