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Re: proftpd won't allow me to connect -- SOLVED



Got it: the proftpd deb was compiled for use without a shadow file :-(
I reinstalled the machine without a shadow file and now it works.

Nico

On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 03:56:06PM +0200, Nico De Ranter wrote:
> ServerType is standalone and the deamon is running
> 
> ps -ef 
> ...
> ftpd       288     1  0 Aug29 ?        00:00:00 proftpd (accepting connections)
> ...
> 
> according to netstat -a there is indeed something listening on the ftp
> port:
> 
> tcp        0      0 *:ftp                   *:*                     LISTEN      
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Nico
> 
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 03:50:35PM +0000, Pollywog wrote:
> > Make sure /etc/proftpd.conf has the correct ServerType for your setup, either
> > "standalone" or "inetd" and if the latter, make sure /etc/inetd.conf knows
> > about it.
> > 
> > 
> > On 29-Aug-2000 Nico De Ranter wrote:
> > > Howdy,
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to setup proftpd 1.2.0pre10 on my Debian 2.2 box.
> > > However whenever I try to connect I get a 
> > > 
> > >   421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
> > > 
> > > message on the client and
> > >   
> > >   - ProFTPD terminating (signal 11) --------------------------------------------------------
>  "It has been said that there are only two businesses
>   refer to customers as users: illegal drug trade and
>                the computer industry." 
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Nico De Ranter
> Sony Service Center (SDCE/DME-B)
> Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne)
> 1130 Brussel (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe, Earth
> Telephone: +32 2 724 86 41 Telefax: +32 2 726 26 86
> e-mail: nico.deranter@sonycom.com
> 
> 
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--------------------------------------------------------
 "It has been said that there are only two businesses
  refer to customers as users: illegal drug trade and
               the computer industry." 
--------------------------------------------------------
Nico De Ranter
Sony Service Center (SDCE/DME-B)
Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne)
1130 Brussel (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe, Earth
Telephone: +32 2 724 86 41 Telefax: +32 2 726 26 86
e-mail: nico.deranter@sonycom.com



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