[NTLUG:Discuss] Serviceconf

[Paul Ingendorf]

I guess I can say let me know when your ready to dispose of that machine I'll pick it up for you so you don't have to worry about disposal fees etc...

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First I would suggest learning a bit about tcpwrappers and programs that use them like inetd and xinetd crunching through this will save you hours of headache and heartache.

I would also suggest not relying on a third party graphical app to help you with the configuration of the files required to administer the ftp services.  You never know when the config file will change breaking the utility and possibly your services esp with wu-ftp who seems to have had a few issues in the past and we will leave that at that.
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Try running service conf from within a terminal window to see output (if any), much like you would on the .bat files in windows.  You can find it by right clicking the icon finding the properties and looking for the command.  It may also be beneficial to check redhatupdates for a new version of serviceconf esp if you have updated anything else on your system.

As for ftp running or not check to see if you are using xinetd or inetd with

# ps ax | grep inet

if you see xinetd then edit /etc/xinet.d/wu-ftpd with your favorite editor and make sure settings like disable are set to no and you don't have something like allow from set to anything you don't want.

if you see inetd without the x in front then you want to edit the file /etc/inetd.conf  If you use vi then just /ftp to find the ftp line and make sure it is setup with something like 

ftp  stream  tcp  nowait  root  /usr/sbin/ftpd  ftpd
or
ftp  stream  tcp  nowait  root  /usr/sbin/in.ftpd  ftpd
just ls the two to see what is where.

and make sure /etc/services has the following
	ftp 21/tcp
in it somewhere

if you don't see either run 
# /etc/init.d/xinetd start

then start at the ps ax line again.


-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
Of S. Bradley Christian
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 3:14 PM
To: NTLUG
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Serviceconf


I have a simple ftp server running 
wu-ftp that I am using as a 
disposible learning tool for RedHat 
7.2.

For a while, wu-ftp did not have a 
check box by it, even though I 
would check it and then reboot 
(I'm an mcse switching to linux, 
rebooting is instinctual ;>)
I never could restart the service 
from the command line, but it would 
start occasionally enough that I 
did have some successful ftp 
sessions.

Now Serviceconf itself won't run 
from inside Gnome; I just get 
split second terminal that pops 
and disappears, like when you 
run a .bat file in windows.

I'm using an Asus a7v133 w/ 1.3mhz 
Athlon, 1gig of ram, and a promise 
ata100 controller running a stripe 
set.

Wu-ftp is configured just like the 
pocket ISP how-to for guest access.
Any ideas? If not, I'll get another 
install under my belt:)

Thanks,
Brad Christian



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