pure-ftpd (ftp server)

[BeyondFate]

Hi everyone,

I needed to set up an ftp server real fast, so i grabbed pure-ftpd. awesome ftp server from what i had read and litterally took 5 minutes to set up. however, and i feel silly having this problem, i am now unable to take it down. i ran it from the console
#pure-ftpd -e -i -H -C 1 -S 192.168.1.102, &
and it fired up. i used it as needed. rebooted the machine for another reason, but figured that pure-ftpd would no longer be running. wrong. it still is. how do i stop it?

I have read all the docs i can find, the man pages, the pureftpd.org website, i know more about this ftpserver then i ever needed to, but no where does it explain the easy bits, such as stopping it.

thanks for your help,
BF

[Mpemba Effect]

Did you add it to your default runlevel at all or xinetd? Because it really shouldn't startup otherwise.

[BeyondFate]

no i didn't, that is why i am so confused. i just ran it as a stand alone server, from the console. when i typed that command, it said pure-ftpd start or something, and brought me back to the command prompt.

I checked /etc/xinetd and bingo! there it was. Can you explain a bit about this folder? i assume everything in here starts up when linux boots then. telnet is also in here, i wonder why..

i will remove it from here, thanks a lot for the help!

[Mpemba Effect]

xinetd is the super server and can be used to startup services .. just like telnet and your ftp server for instance, swat is another example. I have mine disabled since I prefer to start them up in standalone modes with init scripts. You can disable it by the usual

[BeyondFate]

I ran: rc-update del xinetd default
Since i do not need/want the 2 things in there to start up.
Reboot. Strangely, pure-ftpd STILL starts on boot!!???

Any other idea? Thanks for all the help!
BF

[bsolar]

[BeyondFate]

I do have it in there. you solved it and i learned a few things. am I understanding this right:

/etc/init.d/ holds things which are run/loaded on Boot. When those are run/loaded, they look to /etc/conf.d/ for their configuration file so they know how to load, which what parms, etc.

Is that correct?

Slowly i am getting the hang of this...

Thanks bsolar!

[bsolar]

[BeyondFate]

ok, init.d does contain a script for pure-ftpd.
conf.d also contains a script (or at least information of sorts) for pure-ftpd.

when i looked at the conf.d file, part of it says this:
# Config file for /etc/init.d/pure-ftpd
##Comment variables out to disable its features, or change the values in it... ##

## This variable must be uncommented in order for the server to start ##
#IS_CONFIGURED="yes"

## FTP Server,Port (separated by comma) ##
## If you prefer host names over IP addresses, it's your choice :
## SERVER="-S ftp.rtchat.com,21"
## IPv6 addresses are supported.
SERVER="-S 192.168.1.102,21"

## Number of simultaneous connections in total, and per ip ##
MAX_CONN="-c 10"
MAX_CONN_IP="-C 2"

## Start daemonized in background ##
#DAEMON="-B"

I commented out both the IS_CONFIGURED line and the DAEMON=-B line in hopes that 1) it wouldn't start and 2) it wouldn't start, or at least not in the background on its own.

there is NOTHING in any of the /etc/runlevel folders about it. I did an rc-update del pure-ftpd and it said that it was not found in any run levels.

I reboot the PC. pure-ftpd is running!!

any idea how I can make is stop running?

Thank you!
BF

UPDATE: i found it listed in local.start i commented it out, i am convinced that was it. cant reboot now, but will to test it out. hope it stops!
cheers all.

[bsolar]

You can stop it killing it but the real question is why it starts?

Since it's not in the default runlevel you might try to check /etc/conf.d/local.start (but it should be empty unless you modified it).
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