ftp questions....

[Alexey Fadyushin]

Yes, someone who set up the server modified the file for wu-ftpd (that 
file has been included in wu-ftpd RPM) to run ProFTPd. The names of 
files in /etc/xinetd.d has no meaning to xinetd, only content of those 
files is used. So you could rename that file to 'proftpd' or something 
similar to prevent confusion in the future.

For the location of FTP config file you should look in PROftpd 
documentation. Most probably, config file will be something like 
/etc/proftpd.conf. Try to use 'man proftpd'.

Alexey Fadyushin
Brainbench MVP for Linux
http://www.brainbench.com

bruce wrote:

> ok...
> 
> here's what i get...
> 
> [root at lserver2 /]# cat /etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd
> # default: on
> # description: The wu-ftpd FTP server serves FTP connections. It uses \
> #       normal, unencrypted usernames and passwords for authentication.
> service ftp
> {
>         disable = no
>         socket_type             = stream
>         wait                    = no
>         user                    = root
>         server                  = /usr/local/sbin/in.proftpd
> ##      server_args             = -l -a
>         log_on_success          += DURATION
>         nice                    = 10
> }
> 
> 
> does this mean that whoever set this up is actually using the 'wu-ftpd' file
> to run a 'PROftpd' server??? and why???
> 
> also, how can i find the actual config file to modify!!!!
> 
> thanks for all the help....
> 
> -bruce
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexey Fadyushin [mailto:fab at s-tunnel.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 7:42 AM
> To: bedouglas at earthlink.net; General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: ftp questions....
> 
> 
> Look for the line 'disable' in files /etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd and
> /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd. Is should be read as 'yes' at least in one of
> these files. The actual FTP server is that _without_ 'yes' for this
> option (or with 'no' value fot 'disable').
> 
> Alexey Fadyushin
> Brainbench MVP for Linux.
> http://www.brainbench.com
> 
> bruce wrote:
> 
> 
>>ok...
>>
>>when i do a ls /etc/xinetd.d i get :
>>
>>[root at lserver2 root]# ls /etc/xinetd.d
>>chargen      daytime      echo-udp  rlogin  servers   talk    time-udp
>>chargen-udp  daytime-udp  ntalk     rsh     services  telnet  vsftpd
>>cvspserver   echo         rexec     rsync   sgi_fam   time    wu-ftpd
>>
>>which shows me the vs/wu ftpd files...
>>
>>but i still don't know 'which' i'm using!!! nor do i know exactly where
> 
> the
> 
>>'config' file is that i'd have to alter/modify!!!
>>
>>thanks..
>>
>>-bruce
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
>>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Volker Kindermann
>>Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 7:32 AM
>>To: bedouglas at earthlink.net; General Red Hat Linux discussion list
>>Subject: Re: ftp questions....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>the issue i'm having is that although i can ftp in/access files from
>>>another box, when i do a:
>>># ps -aef | grep ftp
>>>
>>>i get
>>>
>>>#
>>>
>>>which is curious.. to say the least...
>>
>>
>>please do a "netstat -nap|grep LISTEN" and look if your machine listens
>>at port 21. If so, you will see which application listens in the last
>>column of the output. I'm quite sure that it is xinetd or inetd.
>>
>>In the first case, the ftp-service is either started by /etc/xinetd.conf
>>or a separate configfile in /etc/xinetd.d. In the later case (inetd),
>>it is certainly started in /etc/inetd.conf.
>>
>>
>> -volker
>>
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