ok i installed Linux Red Hat 9.0 i chose to install the Server and http and ftp enabled


after the instalation was conplete i found out apache 2.0 was installed, i also found out that my home directory was / var /www /html

now in normal cases i should be able to c the home page (index.html placed inthe above mentioned dir.) by typing hxxp:// localhost / index.html or hxxp://x.x.x.x/index.html

but i dont get nething and i couldnt try hxxp:// x.x.x.x cause i dont know wat is the ip it took from my dhcp server (win2k) the host name of the pc is ftpsvr ... i tried hxxp:// ftpsvr and mozilla forwards that to hxxp://www.ftpsvr.com

i hope some one can give me some really basic tipes on wats going on, and i would love to find out where to change my ip from dynamic to static.

remember that i am a beginer and anything technical you explain should have a small description.


thanx in advance

Ramzi Chekkath
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replace hxxp: tp h t t p since the forum doesnt allow me to post urls ( i dont have enough number of posts; how can i i just started using linux )

Make sure httpd is started:
service httpd status

You can start it with:
service httpd restart

Also make sure you don't have any firewall rules:
iptables -L

yeah i started the service

but no good ...

i wanna know how to change the ip or find out my current ip (in windows i do ipconfig)

To find out your ip:
ifconfig

To change it use:
netconfig

OK.

Question: Do you have a switch/router connected? If so, we have to forward 80 that to the ftpsvr box.

Also, if you go to mozilla and type in http://localhost (without the index.html) What do you see? - this is important because if you don't get the default apache screen, we will have to look at your httpd.conf file most likely.

OK

i solved that problem. (the problem was sith the dns svr that i have.
i am in a LAN network where my DNS is a win2k box and linux didnt register the name so i did it manualy and it worked i also addes the name under etc/host. to get it working.


Now my new problem is ftp How do i config an ftp svr on this box ?
how do i know if there is one already ( i cant connect to it by typing ftp://ftpsvr from IE on a remote box i tried the ip that doesnt work either)

Vsftpd (very good ftp server) come with redhat. Personally I run it in standalone mode. Edit /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf and uncomment he lines as specified at the bottom.

Then start it with:
service vsftpd start

ok you guys are really helping thanx alot


david i just want to know something now ... is the ftp service started when i restart now .. or should i start the service everytime i restart?

another thing is ... where can i find details on chmod... i am not sure wat that is but i think its something like the NTFS permisions in windows ( i am just assuming ) any way .. if you can give me a place where i can learn these things it would be great and i wouldnt have to bother you so much


thanx again
ramzi chekkath

To ensure that the server starts each time in runlevels 3, 4 and 5:
chkconfig --levels 345 vsftpd on

The commands that make up the nt type functions are chmod, chgrp, chmod. To find out their usage - as like any command - try the man page:
man chown
man chgrp
man chmod

There is a good list of unix/linux commands here:
http://www.onlamp.com/linux/cmd/

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=96033
check that out i have the same problem


but his solution did not work for me wat to do ?

What do you want to acheive?

Can you post your vsftpd.conf as well.

# Example config file /etc/vsftpd.conf
#
# The default compiled in settings are very paranoid. This sample file
# loosens things up a bit, to make the ftp daemon more usable.
#
# Allow anonymous FTP?
anonymous_enable=no
#
# Uncomment this to allow local users to log in.
local_enable=YES
#
# Uncomment this to enable any form of FTP write command.
write_enable=YES
#
# Default umask for local users is 077. You may wish to change this to 022,
# if your users expect that (022 is used by most other ftpd's)
local_umask=022
#
# Uncomment this to allow the anonymous FTP user to upload files. This only
# has an effect if the above global write enable is activated. Also, you will
# obviously need to create a directory writable by the FTP user.
#anon_upload_enable=YES
#
# Uncomment this if you want the anonymous FTP user to be able to create
# new directories.
#anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES
#
# Activate directory messages - messages given to remote users when they
# go into a certain directory.
dirmessage_enable=YES
#
# Activate logging of uploads/downloads.
xferlog_enable=YES
#
# Make sure PORT transfer connections originate from port 20 (ftp-data).
connect_from_port_20=YES
#
# If you want, you can arrange for uploaded anonymous files to be owned by
# a different user. Note! Using "root" for uploaded files is not
# recommended!
#chown_uploads=YES
#chown_username=whoever
#
# You may override where the log file goes if you like. The default is shown
# below.
#xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log
#
# If you want, you can have your log file in standard ftpd xferlog format
xferlog_std_format=YES
#
# You may change the default value for timing out an idle session.
#idle_session_timeout=600
#
# You may change the default value for timing out a data connection.
#data_connection_timeout=120
#
# It is recommended that you define on your system a unique user which the
# ftp server can use as a totally isolated and unprivileged user.
#nopriv_user=ftpsecure
#
# Enable this and the server will recognise asynchronous ABOR requests. Not
# recommended for security (the code is non-trivial). Not enabling it,
# however, may confuse older FTP clients.
#async_abor_enable=YES
#
# By default the server will pretend to allow ASCII mode but in fact ignore
# the request. Turn on the below options to have the server actually do ASCII
# mangling on files when in ASCII mode.
# Beware that turning on ascii_download_enable enables malicious remote parties
# to consume your I/O resources, by issuing the command "SIZE /big/file" in
# ASCII mode.
# These ASCII options are split into upload and download because you may wish
# to enable ASCII uploads (to prevent uploaded scripts etc. from breaking),
# without the DoS risk of SIZE and ASCII downloads. ASCII mangling should be
# on the client anyway..
#ascii_upload_enable=YES
#ascii_download_enable=YES
#
# You may fully customise the login banner string:
#ftpd_banner=Welcome to blah FTP service.
#
# You may specify a file of disallowed anonymous e-mail addresses. Apparently
# useful for combatting certain DoS attacks.
#deny_email_enable=YES
# (default follows)
#banned_email_file=/etc/vsftpd.banned_emails
#
# You may specify an explicit list of local users to chroot() to their home
# directory. If chroot_local_user is YES, then this list becomes a list of
# users to NOT chroot().
chroot_list_enable=YES
# (default follows)
#chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list
#
# You may activate the "-R" option to the builtin ls. This is disabled by
# default to avoid remote users being able to cause excessive I/O on large
# sites. However, some broken FTP clients such as "ncftp" and "mirror" assume
# the presence of the "-R" option, so there is a strong case for enabling it.
#ls_recurse_enable=YES

pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
#enable for standalone mode
listen=YES
tcp_wrappers=YES

#this line is added by ramzi
chroot_local_user=YES
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ok now wat i want to do is as follow:


the user ftpuser wants to log into home directory /var/www/

but once he is there he should not be able to go to a lower level and access the root or anything else thats means he should be able to browse /var/www/ but not /var/

i know my english is not very good and its hard to understand me, forgive me

david do you know where i can get a PDF about linux (red hat bible or red hat for dummies would be great)

If you chroot local users there you will need to make sure that the home directory set in /etc/passwd is /var/www. You will also need to have "passwd_chroot_enable=yes" in the config.

I don't know of any PDFs but you can read the manuals online:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/

yesterday my vsftp was working perfectly i shut down came today morning started up and it doesnt work :'( i started the service so i am sure its working

any one out there ?
i really need help