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Old 07-18-2008, 02:21 PM   #1
Dan_D
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Question Pure-FTPd 421 Connection closed by remote host


I'm really baffled by this one...

I'm running openSuSE 11.0 on a 10-year old machine. I recently setup Pure-FTPd, primarily so I could have friends & family members send me large files, without having to use a third-party service.

When I first setup Pure-FTPd, I am using PAM authentication (in addition to UNIX authentication), which was what I thought was the source of the problems I was experiencing. However, the problem even happens with "virtual" users.

I can log onto the server without an issue & obtain directory listings, create folders, and download without any issues.

When I try to upload a file, I get a "Connection closed by remote host".

This is also happening from any PC on my home network, as well as the physical machine itself that is hosting Pure-FTPd (ftp localhost).

When I ftp to localhost, the error message has error code 421, followed by the "Connection closed" message.

If I was not having this issue with localhost, I would say that it was a network configuration issue.

Doing a netstat -tan shows the following for port 21
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:21 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN

As I mentioned, it is ONLY when uploading... I could understand if I couldn't issue any commands (what is really baffling is the creation of folders/directories works), but it is just on an upload.

I made myself a member of the ftp group, and that is the only group that the virtual users are set for.

Thoughts?

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Old 07-18-2008, 06:49 PM   #2
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Looking in the log, I think I found the problem, but don't know how to fix it.

"kernal: pure-ftpd[port]: segfault at [address1] ip [address2] sp [address3] error 6 in pure-ftpd[8048000+22000]"

Examples:
port: 9931
address1: bf784c80
address2: 0805423d
address2: bf784c80

port: 8710
address1: bf597aa0
address2: 0805423d
address3: bf597aa0

Thoughts?
 
Old 07-18-2008, 07:59 PM   #3
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Ok, so after some more digging, it turns out that it isn't just me who is having this problem... someone messed up the build that is in the OSS repo.

http://forums.opensuse.org/network-i...ml#post1835456

The link that Ben posted is now out-of-date. Here is the directory of the SUSE_Factory:
http://download.opensuse.org/reposit..._Factory/i586/

I just downloaded & installed using "Install Software" -- note: do NOT install with the "Install with YAST" option, as it'll go out & get the Repo version 9since it is newer).

Uninstall the Repo version before installing this one.
 
  


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