How do you switch from proftpd to vsftpd?

slee97070 · 02-18-2007, 07:58 PM

We want to switch but how do we stop proftpd so vsftpd can start?

xflow7 · 02-18-2007, 08:49 PM

Disclaimer: I'm not an expert.

If proftp is being started by inetd (I believe this would be the default) I think it should be as simple as editing /etc/inetd.conf and changing the following lines:

Code:

# Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.
#ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  vsftpd
#
# Professional File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.
ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  proftpd
#

to this:

Code:

# Very Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.
ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  vsftpd
#
# Professional File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.
#ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  proftpd
#

and then running:

Code:

/etc/rc.inetd restart

ryanoa · 02-18-2007, 08:55 PM

What xflow7 suggested is correct for starting vsftp, but it may or may not stop proftp. You could find the PID of proftp with

Code:

ps -e

and then kill the process

Tomtherab · 02-19-2007, 04:36 AM

Once you make those changes to your /etc/inetd.conf file, you can kill proftp and start vsftp by killing and restarting inted.

The easiest way to do that IMO is to use the slack scripts.

As root:
# /etc/rc.d/rc.inetd restart