Ok, after many attempts to get either wu-ftdp or BeroFTPD to work (as
shipped with Mandrake 6) I've given up. I've read the howto's, read the
posts here and searched dozens of web sites to no avail. I think there's
some fundamental item left out of the docs that is really the problem
with both daemons. Shadow passwords maybe? I don't know. All I know is:
after following the installation instructions verbatim, setting up the
various /etc/ftp* files and restarting inetd (even rebooting) both wu
and Bero give errors, and do not function properly.
This is a complete, fresh install of Mandrake 6 - not an upgrade from
another version.
Here's the problem - you can connect to the ftp server ok, but uploads
bomb out with error 553 (Permission Denied). Before you ask any
questions - read on.
Since I need a working ftp daemon to do upgrades on my lan, I had no
choice but to uninstall wu and Bero, and install the version shipped
with Redhat 5.2 - this version worked perfectly after installing it.
(wu-ftpd-2.4.2b18-2) Mind you, I changed NOTHING, configuration-wise or
else. Only uninstalled and downgraded.
What are the differences between this version of wu and the one shipped
with Mandrake 6?
Also - during the RPM install process I've noticed this error quite
frequently (only on the systems I have running M6)
error: failed dependencies:
/bin/sh is needed by xxxxxxx
Easily worked around, but annoying nonetheless.
Regards,
-Mike
