Re: proftpd issue

[Max Zimmermann <maxzimmermann@googlemail.com>]

Bogdan schrieb:
> Max Zimmermann wrote:
>> Bogdan schrieb:
>>  
>>> Hey,
>>>
>>> I installed proftpd and I accidentally selected it to run as a Inetd
>>> service.  I figured out that I want it to be a standalone server so i
>>> "apt-get remove --purge" it, removed the corresponding entry in
>>> /etc/inetd.conf file and reinstalled proftpd. Problem is, it defaults
>>> to inetd, and I can't seem the way to get it ask me wheter I want
>>> inetd or stanalone. "dpkg-reconfigure proftpd" is not working as well
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Bogdan
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>> Hey there,
>>
>> just remove the inetd configuration for it and change proftpd.conf
>> accordingly.
>>
>> i.e. ServerType standalone
>>
>> instead of inetd.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Max
>>
>>
>>   
> Hey,
>
> Thanks for the quick answer!
> I tried removing this line from inetd:   "ftp     stream  tcp    
> nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/proftpd".  And than I set
> Server Type to standalone in proftpd.conf. It didn't work :(. When i
> tried "/etc/init.d/proftpd start" it complained that the server won't
> start neither in standalone way, nor in inetd...
>
>
> Best regards,
> Bogdan
>      
Hey,

could you specify 'it complained'?

It's enough to comment out the corresponding line from inetd.conf.

Could you provide us your proftpd.conf?

Thanks and Cheers,

Max