if you are using redhat then check out in the /etc/xinetd.d/ directory you will find a file called wu-ftpd open that file and set `disable = no`
and then # service xinetd restart your ftp server will be running. make sure, u dont give anonymous ftp access. cheers A ----- Original Message ----- From: "shyamk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 7:35 PM Subject: [LIH] I wish to ask a silly question on starting an ftp server > How do you start an FTP server program ? > This might be a silly question , but it is > something for which I have no answer. > > In our server , we faced a two-fold problem : > o One that we could not log-in as any user.This I solved > by entering single-user mode (on rebooting after we knew > something was wrong). > o The second thing is we can not ftp onto our server ! > This has to mean that the FTP server program , was : > - either corrupted > - or not installed > - or mysteriously un-installed > We settled for the first reason , because /usr/sbin/in.ftpd > existed. > > Now I tried /usr/sbin/in.ftpd -S which is supposed to make the daemon > run.But when I did a > ps -A|less or ps -A|grep in.ftpd > > I did not find any semblance to ftp among the processes displayed. > > Please help me out. My problem is extermely urgent. > > Thanks in advance, > Shyam > > -- > > ------------([EMAIL PROTECTED])--(=)--(Shyam)--------------- > "Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder." > "The truth is stranger than fiction." > --------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
