proftpd

tommytomato · 07-11-2007, 03:38 AM

Hi all

I have followed a tutorial on setting up a server in the last few weeks, all seems to be well. however my daughters are seeking webspace for there home made sites.

I have proftpd installed

but not alot of stuff in the conf file

Code:

# cat /etc/proftpd.conf
DefaultRoot ~
IdentLookups off
ServerIdent on "FTP Server ready."

can any one tell me what it means please, also is a basic ftp sript like so ok to use

http://www.proftpd.org/docs/configs/basic.conf

since there's not alot on my proftpd.conf file.

TT

tommytomato · 07-11-2007, 06:16 AM

I got proftpd going ok I think, FTP lets me in ok.

followed this tutorial
http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-ftp-vi...-proftpd-mysql

got a question, why do i get the following message.

after restarting proftpd using the command

/etc/init.d/proftpd restart

I get this message

Code:

root@rockinghamgateway:~# /etc/init.d/proftpd restart
 * Stopping ftp server proftpd                                                                                        [ ok ] 
 * Starting ftp server proftpd                                                                                                - IPv6 getaddrinfo 'rockinghamgateway' error: Name or service not known

also how do i lock user to a web directory called public_html

I also want to create a public FTP for download only how is this done please.

TT

kshymkiw · 07-11-2007, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommytomato

I got proftpd going ok I think, FTP lets me in ok.

followed this tutorial
http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-ftp-vi...-proftpd-mysql

got a question, why do i get the following message.

after restarting proftpd using the command

/etc/init.d/proftpd restart

I get this message

Code:

root@rockinghamgateway:~# /etc/init.d/proftpd restart
 * Stopping ftp server proftpd                                                                                        [ ok ] 
 * Starting ftp server proftpd                                                                                                - IPv6 getaddrinfo 'rockinghamgateway' error: Name or service not known

also how do i lock user to a web directory called public_html

I also want to create a public FTP for download only how is this done please.

TT

Your getting the error, because Linux is IPV6 Capable. and you have set the hostname of the PC and tried to resolve it is the FQDN. That is all it is doing. It was telling you it couldn't take the hostname and turn it into a IPV6 Hostname

snt · 07-11-2007, 06:37 PM

I used GProFTPD to set it up. It is by far the easiest way.
It's in the repos.

-SNT

geek745 · 07-12-2007, 12:18 PM

how about pure-ftpd? I had used proftpd forever, then I began having issues that I didn't really want to trouble-shoot. so I picked up pure-ftpd. It's a quick compile and you run it "out of the box" there are command-line options to configure at runtime; you need to enable features when running the configure script. Then it just works. Check it out: http://www.pureftpd.org/project/pure-ftpd

you won't use the inet daemon to call it, so you'll need to comment out the current ftp lines for pure-ftpd to run properly.

very fast and secure. easy way to set up for others to access files not in their home directories: symlinks. check out the ln manpage (that's "ell en" for LiNk).