Also, the config files are in /etc/vsftpd/ as vsftpd.conf

The find commend should have reported on where you config where, but it returned nothing. Could you please just hummor me with sending me the output of
ls -l /etc/vsftpd/*;
ls -l /etc/vsftp*;
You are right the config file should be /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.com.

[root@ASUSA7V266-E root]# ls -l /etc/vsftpd/*
-rw------- 1 root root 3893 Jan 1 12:21 /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

root@ASUSA7V266-E root]# ls -l /etc/vsftp*
-rw------- 1 root root 125 Feb 28 2003 /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers
-rw------- 1 root root 361 Feb 28 2003 /etc/vsftpd.user_list

/etc/vsftpd:
total 4
-rw------- 1 root root 3893 Jan 1 12:21 vsftpd.conf

OK. I type the find command wrote. Stupid typo. But that doesn't matter anymore.

Let's try starting vsftp manually.
/usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf;
It should just hang there.
Try to ftp from another terminal window.

[root@ASUSA7V266-E root]# /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
500 OOPS: unrecognised variable in config file


[root@ASUSA7V266-E root]# ftp
ftp> open 10.0.0.20
ftp: connect: Connection refused
ftp>

There we have it. I assume you vsftd.conf is still them same as what you posted before. Can you post the vsftpd.user_list and vsftpd.ftpuser?

"vsftpd.ftpusers" 15L, 125C
# Users that are not allowed to login via ftp
root
bin
daemon
adm
lp
sync
shutdown
halt
mail
news
uucp
operator
games
nobody

-------------------------------------
vsftpd.user_list" 20L, 361C
# vsftpd userlist
# If userlist_deny=NO, only allow users in this file
# If userlist_deny=YES (default), never allow users in this file, and
# do not even prompt for a password.
# Note that the default vsftpd pam config also checks /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers
# for users that are denied.
root
bin
daemon
adm
lp
sync
shutdown
halt
mailmail
news
uucp
operator
games
nobody

I can't believe I missed this one. It was right there in front of my face. You can't have blank lines in the config. Make the blank lines start with #.
Then run
/usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
If it hangs then you are good control-c.
Then run /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart;
Then try to ftp.

i too have a problem connecting to my remote machine.
Here is the message a have:
[root@dhcppc1 mp3]# ftp 192.168.0.3
Connected to 192.168.0.3.
220 dhcppc2 FTP server (Version 5.60) ready.
334 Using authentication type GSSAPI; ADAT must follow
GSSAPI accepted as authentication type
GSSAPI error major: Miscellaneous failure
GSSAPI error minor: No credentials cache found
GSSAPI error: initializing context
GSSAPI authentication failed
334 Using authentication type KERBEROS_V4; ADAT must follow
KERBEROS_V4 accepted as authentication type
Kerberos V4 krb_mk_req failed: You have no tickets cached
Name (192.168.0.3:root): root
530 Must perform authentication before identifying USER.
Login failed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> 221 Goodbye.

Doomhammer,
Open another post or email me ggouteve@optonline.net. You issue looks to be different. I need to know what distrobution you are runnig and what ftp server you are using.
Gerard

Gerard,

I took out the blank lines and did everything you mentioned. This is what happens:

Apparently, it just won't shut down and I don't know why and obviously, it doesn't run. I don't know what the f---ing problem is and I'm so pissed (not at you) at this situation. I had it working fine less than a week ago and now I cannot get any FTP to work at all.

[root@ASUSA7V266-E vsftpd]# /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart
Shutting down vsftpd: [FAILED]
Starting vsftpd for vsftpd: [ OK ]
[root@ASUSA7V266-E vsftpd]# /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart
Shutting down vsftpd: [FAILED]
Starting vsftpd for vsftpd: [ OK ]
[root@ASUSA7V266-E vsftpd]#

Scott,
vsftp is very tempermental. I don't think it is actually starting. What happens when you try to start it manually.
/usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftp/vsftpd.conf.
Does it give you an error or does to just hang there? Hanging there is good that means it is waiting for a connection.
It can be very fustrating to get things to work, but that is part of learning. We'll get this to work.
Gerard

[root@ASUSA7V266-E root]# /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftp/vsftpd.conf
500 OOPS: vsftpd: cannot open specified config file

Crap I mad another stupid typo
/usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf;
not
/usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftp/vsftpd.conf;
I do stupid stuff like that sorry.

[root@ASUSA7V266-E root]# /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
500 OOPS: unrecognised variable in config file