I have install wu-ftpd-2.6.2-5.i386.rpm on my Redhat 7.3
and the content of /etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd
has changed to : disable = no
and add these to ftphosts
allow lost33 addrglob
then ftpaccess is :
chmod yes gues,anonymous,lost33
well ,,when I input
[root@localhost root]#ftp
ftp>open
to> 127.0.0.1
*****
name: lost33
password:

It tell me login failed ,
I have adduser to system and change it's password and have used it to login into system,,so the password must be right

then ,where the problem occured ???

thanks in advance !!

check to see if it is running:

ps aux | grep wu-ftp

or just

ps aux and look for it.

the reply is
root 1618 0.0 0.2 2840 644 pts S 15:34 0:00 grep wu-ftp

So ,how can I run the wu-ftp ?? I have set the disable=no !

I have a recent install of this distro and can do "ftp localhost" and login to my username. I haven't touched the /etc/ftp* files. I only set the disable=no. You don't have a "only_from" setting in the xinet.d config?

Well do you REALLY want to run an INSECURE ftp server? If you have problems setting it up, switch from wu-ftpd as long as you can. Suggestion: vsftpd

markus is correct about bringing up the "S" word. I don't know how the ftp server is to be used. I only use ftp within my lan and a vpn tunnel. I am satisfied that both of these are secure, so it is not worth my time to upgrade to a better ftp server.

I understand that wu-ftp is also not blazingly fast, if you want to use it as an anonymous server on the 'net.

"sorry being rather than paranoid"