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Why is ProFTPD not running on port 21?
The most common cause is that ProFTPD is configured standalone and inetd is still configured for port 21. Comment out the line starting “ftp” in /etc/inetd.conf and restart (killall -HUP inetd or something similar should do the trick) and try again.
Why is ProFTPD unable to determine IP address?
“Fatal: unable to determine IP address of “hostname: The hosting machine has a poorly configured hostname setup to the point where the resolver library cannot determine the IP from the name. Solutions include, fixing the DNS for the domain, fixing the hostname, fixing the /etc/hosts file.
Do you have to start ProFTPD as root?
The ProFTPD daemon must be started as root in order to bind to tcp ports lower than 1024, or to open your shadow password file when authenticating users. The daemon switches uid/gids to the user and group specified by the User/Group directives during normal operation, so a “ps” will show it running as the user you specified. 3.
When to report a problem with ProFTPD-VV?
$ proftpd -V $ proftpd -vv When reporting issues, please include the output from bothof these commands. It is possible that the problem you are encountering is due to some bug that may already be fixed in a more current version, fixed in the CVS repository, or has a bug report with an attached patch.
Is there a way to check ProFTPD error logs?
Regardless, ProFTPD logs all errors via the standard syslog mechanism. You need to check your system logs in order to determine what the problem is. It doesn’t work!
How long does it take to transfer files from ProFTPD?
Status: Directory listing of “/var/www/html” successful Response: 421 No transfer timeout (600 seconds): closing control connection Error: Connection closed by server # # /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf — This is a basic ProFTPD configuration file.
What does ” address in use ” mean in ProFTPD?
The “address in use” will normally mean that something has already bound to that address. Under linux it is possible to run: to get the PID of the process currently bound to port ProFTPD is configured to run as. The most common cause is that ProFTPD is configured standalone and inetd is still configured for port 21.