i think you should look into xinted, since new redhat
versions has stopped using inted. do some reading on
how to setup xinted on your linux system.
--- Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 05:49 PM 3/11/2003 +0800, Eng Se-Hsieng wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I installed a custom installation of Redhat 7.3 and
> would like to get
> >the simplest ftp server running.
> >
> >ftp localhost gives me "ftp: connect: Connection
> refused"
> >
> >I would like to use the basic linux-ftpd-0.17 but
> typing "ftpd" doesn't
> >help. Please tell me how I may use the basic ftpd
> command and not
> >wu-ftpd, proftpd or others.
>
> I'm not familiar with the package "linux-ftpd-0.17",
> but I infer from your
> question that it includes an ftp daemon that runs
> under the name "ftpd".
> (But this implied assumption on your part may be
> your problem. I just
> looked up the Debian version of the package, and it
> installs the daemon
> under the name in.ftpd.) The "Connection refused"
> message does mean that
> nothing (neither any ftpd daemon nor inetd) is
> listening on port 21.
>
> We can't realistically provide here a tutorial that
> addresses all of the
> many things you *may* be doing incorrectly --
> instead, you need to describe
> the steps you followed when installing the package
> so someone here can spot
> the mistake.
>
> So, please tell us ...
>
> 1. How you installed the RPM of "linux-ftpd-0.17".
> Afterwards, what does
> "which ftpd" (run as root) return?
>
> 2. What DOES happen when you "type" ftpd (I assume
> you mean by "type" that
> you run it, as root, from the command line).
> "doesn't help" is not a
> description I (or anyone, really) can troubleshoot.
> Afterwards, is ftpd
> running ("ps ax |grep ftpd")? Is it, or anything,
> listening on port 21
> ("netstat -l |grep ftp")?
>
> 3. Whether you are running inetd; if you are, what
> entry is in
> /etc/inetd.conf for ftp?
>
> 4. Whether there is anything in /etc/hosts.allow or
> /etc/hosts.deny
> relevant to connections from localhost.
>
>
>
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