i successfully installed, configured, and used vsftpd. But after restart something became corrupted, now
:~# service vsftpd status
:~# service vsftpd start
:~# service vsftpd restart
:~# service vsftpd stop
:~# netstat -an | grep :21(all return no error, and no info message)
:~# chkconfig --list | grep ftp
RETURNS:
atftpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offvsftpd 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
/var/log/vsftpd.log.1 - contains:
Fri Jul 18 12:15:14 2014 [pid 2] CONNECT: Client "192.168.0.2"
Fri Jul 18 12:15:14 2014 [pid 1] [ftp] OK LOGIN: Client "192.168.0.2", anon password ""/var/log/vsftpd.log is empty
dmseg log has no entry containing vsftpd
...here is my etc/vsftpd.conf file:
#standalone
listen=YES
anonymous_enable=no
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
dirmessage_enable=YES
use_localtime=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
ftpd_banner=Welcome to blah FTP service.
secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd/empty
pam_service_name=vsftpd
rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pemSetup FTP (vsftpd is not running) - reccomends purging vsftpd....but there i have another problem......
This is the same problem i am having purging vsftp
:~# apt-get purge vsftpd
produces the error:
Removing vsftpd ...
update-inetd: --disable requires only one argument
dpkg: error processing vsftpd (--remove): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing: vsftpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)Is the only work-around for the vsftp "not-starting bug" a complete purge and reinstall/reconfigure?
What is the simplest work-around for the common vsftp purge completion problem?
does anyone care to share another more reliable ftp program/daemon that is easy to configure and safe like vsftp? but lacking the functional bugs vsftp has... proftp?
2 Answers
vsftpd is known to not start after its initial use (see links in question) - if your one of those affected then there is no known cure.....
BUT proftpd is a popular alternative that does seem to be more universally dependable. Here are the steps to get proftpd and its guiadmin up and running
:#apt-get install proftpd
-answer ok to "stand alone"
:#apt-get install gadmin-proftpd
-go to Applications ->SystemTools->GADMIN
:#rm /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
to remove .conf file if you don't then an alert will popup saying proftpd.conf was renamed and moved to gadmin/folder
Do you want to overwrite your current proftpd configuration with a suitable standard configuration for gadmin-proftpd ? (SELECT Yes)
mount directory you will use for ftp upload/download
:#mkdir /media/wob
:#mount /dev/sda4 /media/wob
In admin program
-Server tab
-signed certificate settings:
-fill in password
-click apply button or ftp will not work!-Users tab
-click +New user button
-click +Add directory button (media/wob) -enable upload and just about all directory settings
-Click Apply button next to +New user button-Click Activate at top of admin program to start ftp
Useful site and reference sites:
GADMIN-PROFTPD start up error fix ()
Proftpd admin mangager ()
If you find error in purging the package VSFTPD , then you can manually delete it by following the below steps :
Change to this dir
cd /var/lib/dpkg/info/ Search for the residue files ,here its vsftpd
ls | grep vsftpd To remove vsftpd files
ls | grep vsftpd | xargs rm -i -f '{}' Second location
cd /var/cache/apt/archives/
rm <vsftpd releated deb files >
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get updateNow start installing your favorite FTP package.
