Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 07:21:55 +0800 From: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ProFTPd installation / configuration help needed Message-ID: <20040515072155.165f9414.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> In-Reply-To: <40A516B1.7020204@solisix.com> References: <40A516B1.7020204@solisix.com>
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On Fri, 14 May 2004 14:57:53 -0400 Bruce Hunter <bhunter@solisix.com> wrote: > I have installed ProFTPd from the ports collection on a FBSD 5.2.1 > system. The only problem is, it doesn't start up. I know I have to set / > change the ftp line in the > /etc/inetd.conf > i also have setup a user account on the system called ftp and the group ftp. > Any help would be great As I recall, you have to manually create a directory /var/run/proftpd - the man page erroneously tells you to use /var/run/run/proftpd. Permission levels and ownership are like this: # ls -dl /var/run/proftpd drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Apr 16 20:19 /var/run/proftpd If you're starting from /etc/inetd.conf, you need to edit /usr/local/etc/proftpd.conf and comment out the line that says: ServerType standalone and add a line that says: ServerType inetd See "man proftpd" for more details. regards, Robert
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