vsftp and port 21 problem

amadkow · 06-10-2004, 12:35 PM

I installed vsftpd on to a machine running fedora rc2. It worked perfectly until I rebooted the computer. After the reboot when I try to start vsftpd I get this error message "500 OOPS: could not bind listening IPv4 socket" any ideas on where to start?

david_ross · 06-10-2004, 01:18 PM

It sounds like port 21 is already being used. Are you wanting to run vsftpd from xinetd or standalone?

amadkow · 06-10-2004, 01:21 PM

right now it is set up on standalone. I thought that it meant that something else is using that port but I don't know what it is. It was working after I installed it untill I rebooted. This is the second time i have had this problem.

david_ross · 06-10-2004, 02:01 PM

There are two things to try - check that it is disabled in xinetd:
cat /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd

You could also try a netstat to see if it gives you a pid:
netstat -nlp