vsftp

[Major]

Hi I'm trying to setup an ftpserver using vsftp

but Im unable to start the deamon correctly

when I start it, it gives me no error but he's not running when I do

[fennec]

look in /var/log for any vsftpd log file

i personnally never used this daemon but it should log the errors somewhere...

probably a configuration problems that makes it run and stop right away..

[Major]

nope those log only contains logging logs from test I did while running vsftp in standalone for a test

[fennec]

arg!

[amne]

Vsftpd usually complains in the Syslog (/var/log/everything/current for metalog) if something is wrong.

[Major]

ok now I find this ...

[Major]

ok I ll the question in an other way ???

since I'm kind of new about linux and all configurations stuff and I can handle my self with program and codes...

Where the hell can I find how to solve troubles like mines ...

Since this morning I'm trying to install a ftp server and I still getting error that no one are talking about is it just me who are to messed up or what ???

thks for any help you can give

[fennec]

probably... unfortunately i am not a vsftpd user, make sure you set it up correctly... look the vsftpd docs

if you feel it is gentoo related and a bug report should be submitted...


bugs.gentoo.org

[giant]

does it really have to be vsftpd ?
Don't get me wrong, its a nice ftpd server, very fast and secure but definetely not easy to setup if you never installed an ftp server under linux.

For a beginner I would recommend pureftpd. It's also very secure and quite easy to install. It does not use xinetd. And the documentary on the website is really good.

Fr passive ports and some security features turned on just edit /etc/conf.d/pureftpd and insert under MISC_OTHER -

MISC_OTHER="--umask 113:002 --altlog clf:/var/log/pureftpd-transfer.log --anonymouscantupload --noanonymous --chrooteveryone --tls=1 -p 45000:50000"

Sets up the rights people will create dirs and files on the server, I have a seperate log file, anons can't login or upload, everyone will be chrooted to their respecitve directories, I use TLS but you can set it to 0 if you don't know what it is and I restricted passive ports between port 45000 to 50000 since I also use a router/firewall/nat thingy at home.

Have fun.

[Major]

what is it with you people (not offence) but you want everything to be easy ...

I dont care. What I want is to understand how it works and why otherwise I'll just use my Windoes 2k Pc just beside which already has a FTP server running which is automaticaly configure (almost)....

I install Lunix (gentoo) to understand stuff (I dont know what yet )
I want to be n control of what Im doing and knowing what Im doing I dont want someone to install it for me want someone to explain me how to solve problem. I would not be here is everything was working just fine ( in fact I would be cause I'm reading alot about other stuff)

so can someone help me or not ... and Yes it really have to be vsftp !


again no offence
best regards
Major over and out

[Thompa]

Are you running the vsftp as a stand alone server you have to check that in /etc/xinet.d/vsftp config file that the line disable = yes is set to yes

sorry if my english isn't so good but you probebly understand.

If you going to run the vsftp server through xinet you have to change to disable = no

and in the /etc/xinet.conf change the line only_from = localhost to only_from = 0.0.0.0/0

Or you can read the online doc at
http://vsftpd.beasts.org/

/thomas

[fleed]

Since you want to learn stuff,

[Thompa]

forget to mention that you have restart the /etc/init.d/xinetd restart when you have made some changes to conf file.

Then you shouldn't se that error message anymore.

/thomas