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hmalissa
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 Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:56 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] proftpd problem: Server started, but unaccessible |
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I've installed proftpd, and use the following configuration file:
# cat /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
ServerName "ProFTPD Default Installation"
ServerType standalone
DefaultServer on
RequireValidShell off
AuthPAM off
AuthPAMConfig ftp
Port 21
Umask 022
<Limit LOGIN>
DenyAll
</Limit>
User proftpd
Group proftpd
MaxInstances 30
<Anonymous ~ftp>
<Limit LOGIN>
AllowAll
</Limit>
MaxClients 5
User ftp
Group ftp
UserAlias anonymous ftp
<Limit WRITE>
DenyAll
</Limit>
<Directory uploads/*>
<Limit READ>
DenyAll
</Limit>
<Limit STOR>
AllowAll
</Limit>
</Directory>
</Anonymous>
This should set up a standard anonymous-only ftp server, with a separate uploads directory.
Then I start proftpd:
# /etc/init.d/proftpd start
* Starting proftpd ... [ ok ]
Looks good so far. Also
# /etc/init.d/proftpd status
* status: started
looks okay.
But if I log into a different computer, and try to access my server, it just doesn't work. I get
$ ftp myserver
Connected to myserver.
500 FTP server shut down (Wed Feb 28 14:24:15 2007 , Current connections will be dropped: Wed Feb 28 14:14:15 2007) -- please try again later
ftp>
all the time. What's going wrong? It once worked, but now it doesn't anymore...
Does proftpd log somewhere what it's doing? Is the config file okay?
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robodeath
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | <Limit LOGIN>
DenyAll
</Limit> |
I notice that that's not in a <Directory> tag, if I follow it correctly, I think this means 'deny all ftp commands to all on all directorys'. However, not being a proftpd expert, I don't know, but i'd try to remove that and see what happens. |
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hmalissa
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's correct. I had proftpd running using this configuration, but now it doesn't anymore. This disables the user login generally - in the anonymous section it's enabled again.
I removed these three lines and restarted my proftpd, but it didn't make any difference at all. So I put them back in.
I think there's something blocking proftpd from accepting connections, but I don't know what it is. |
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robodeath
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | This disables the user login generally - in the anonymous section it's enabled again. |
Ah gotcha, makes sense now. |
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robodeath
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | I found something very interesting.
There's a file named "shutmsg" in /etc that must be generated by ftpshut.
When this file is in /etc, proftpd refuses every connections and when I delete it, proftpd accepts. |
Found that, see if there is a /etc/shutmsg and move it somewhere else if it is (I don't like to delete things  ) |
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hmalissa
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, that did it. |
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