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pcs333

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Registered: 2003-10-18

Posts: 31

best ftp server setup for noobie ??

hi guys

can anyone advise what to use for a basic ftp server for about 10 users with different passwords.
also some pointers on how to set it up would be nice.

i`ve installed vsftpd with pacman but not having much luck setting it up  :oops:

trouble is i`m too used to using gui`s in windows, so i don`t suppose there is a gui for linux is there?

#edit#
i`ve now got proftpd running and i have done a basic setup and i can connect to it. can anyone advise how to setup as mentioned above with mutiple user accounts plz

cmf

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Registered: 2003-10-18

Posts: 86

Re: best ftp server setup for noobie ??

google should help you, or the proftpd webpage, or "man proftpd" or something similair.

zen_guerrilla

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From: Greece

Registered: 2002-12-22

Posts: 259

Re: best ftp server setup for noobie ??

I successfuly use vsftpd on a production server (& AL mirror) at ftp.kegep.tuc.gr so I can recommend it. You just need to change the line "disable = yes" to "disable = on" in /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd and start xinetd. Check also 'man vsftpd.conf' for configuration options.
Proftpd is easier to setup & I was using it on my debian woody server for a long time, but vsftpd is more secure IMHO (proftpd had 2 advisories lately, plus redhat.com & openbsd.org use vsftpd ) & more advanced.
I can send you some conf files if you want, send me your e-mail via pm for that.

whatah

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Registered: 2003-08-10

Posts: 114

Re: best ftp server setup for noobie ??

boop - check out gproftpd, i have it in my TUR. GUI for proftpd and it kicks a fair amount of ass.

pcs333

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Registered: 2003-10-18

Posts: 31

Re: best ftp server setup for noobie ??

thanks for the help guys

now to start playing 

pcs333

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Registered: 2003-10-18

Posts: 31

Re: best ftp server setup for noobie ??

hi i`ve been trying to run gproftpd but i get this msg when it starts;

Cant open shells for reading here:
/usr/etc/shells

and also it wont let me create any users because it errors with;

The minimum shell length is 3 chars.

anyone know why ?

contrasutra

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From: New Jersey

Registered: 2003-07-26

Posts: 507

Re: best ftp server setup for noobie ??

symlink /etc/shells to /usr/etc/shells

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pcs333

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Registered: 2003-10-18

Posts: 31

Re: best ftp server setup for noobie ??

thanks i`ll try that when i get home 

pcs333

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Registered: 2003-10-18

Posts: 31

Re: best ftp server setup for noobie ??

thanks contrasutra that done the trick 

my problem now is i`ve created a user account called look and given it a password but when i try and connect to it i get this message from my server;

Connected to pcs333.myftp.org:8100
500 FTP server shut down (Sun Jan 11 23:49:58 2004 , Current connections will be dropped: Sun Jan 11 23:39:58 2004) -- please try again later

as far as i can work out my server is running so i dont know why its saying the server was shut down on jan 11th  :cry:

longhornxtreme

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Registered: 2004-07-10

Posts: 131

Re: best ftp server setup for noobie ??

I'm getting this funky segmentation fault with Gproftpd anytime I try to add or apply changes to a server... the thing just crashes out...

Any ideas?