Proftpd won't execute in FC11

[Jim]

On 10/26/2009 04:28 PM, Jim wrote:
> On 10/26/2009 04:06 PM, Roberto Ragusa wrote:
>> Jim wrote:
>>> On 10/26/2009 12:33 PM, Jim wrote:
>>> I found this in Messages; What does it mean ?
>>>
>>> Oct 26 12:36:20 localhost proftpd[15234]: localhost.localdomain - 
>>> Failed
>>> binding to ::, port 21: Address already in use
>>> Oct 26 12:36:20 localhost proftpd[15234]: localhost.localdomain - Check
>>> the ServerType directive to ensure you are configured correctly.
>> Your port 21 is already used by another program.
>> Do you have another ftp server running?
>>
>> Try
>>
>>    netstat -lntp|grep 21
>>
>> to discover what it could be running.
>> It could be vsftpd or maybe xinetd.
>>
>> Best regards.
>>
> Looks like proftpd is already using it.
> I'm running proftpd from the SU command line, that is the way to 
> start, isn't it ?
>
> # netstat -lntp | grep 21
> tcp        0      0 :::21                       
> :::*                        LISTEN      1817/proftpd: (acce
>
I didn't ask the right question. I didn't realise that proftpd was a 
Backend App.
I should ask about what is the best Frontend app. to use ?