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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Haggai Edyelu Sent: 10 August 2013 13:11 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] Samba/FTP issues with Windows 8 Hi Guys my windows 7 activation has failed any ideas please, i got some online but have jammed as well. thanks Haggai On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 4:29 PM, okwii David <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Thanks Peter, I did try to install it using Yast and configure it using the Yast admin...but it didn't work too. Am going to give it another try using your instructions. On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Hi David, VSFTPD is broken on openSUSE 12.3 but PURE-FTPD works. Install pure-ftpd Edit /etc/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.conf as needed. Importantly, do NOT run "rcpure-ftpd start" Instead, edit /etc/xinetd.d/pure-ftpd and change "disable = yes" to "disable = no" Then run "rcxinetd restart" and you should be up and running! Peter -- Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given credit. On 6 August 2013 21:06, okwii David <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Benjamin, Yes, but it still fails to start. On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Have you tried commenting out the 'IdentLookups' directive in the specified file? On 6 August 2013 11:15, okwii David <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > Hello guys, > > From time to time, i ran into windows environments (mainly from friends) > where i need to share files or something similar. > > In the past, i've been using my favorite ftp server, vsftp which has since > proven to be buggy with the latest releases. I've since looked at > alternatives like proftp which works fine on Ubuntu, but won't start on my > opensuse 12.3. Gives the following error message; > > Checking for service proftpd > unused > proftpd.service - ProFTPd FTP server > Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/proftpd.service; disabled) > Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue, 2013-08-06 11:53:26 > EAT; 19min ago > Process: 3594 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/proftpd --nodaemon (code=exited, > status=1/FAILURE) > CGroup: name=systemd:/system/proftpd.service > > Aug 06 11:53:25 linux-cmb9.site systemd[1]: Starting ProFTPd FTP server... > Aug 06 11:53:25 linux-cmb9.site systemd[1]: Started ProFTPd FTP server. > Aug 06 11:53:25 linux-cmb9.site proftpd[3594]: linux-cmb9.site > proftpd[3594]: unable to bind to Unix domain socket at > '/var/run/proftpd/test.sock':...directory > Aug 06 11:53:26 linux-cmb9.site proftpd[3594]: linux-cmb9.site > proftpd[3594]: warning: unable to include '/etc/proftpd/modules.conf': No > such file or directory > Aug 06 11:53:26 linux-cmb9.site proftpd[3594]: linux-cmb9.site > proftpd[3594]: Fatal: unknown configuration directive 'IdentLookups' on line > 13 of '...tpd.conf' > Aug 06 11:53:26 linux-cmb9.site systemd[1]: proftpd.service: main process > exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE > Aug 06 11:53:26 linux-cmb9.site systemd[1]: Unit proftpd.service entered > failed state > > > So, i've turned to samba which works fine with windows 7 machines, but won't > work with windows 8(which most of my friends are using). > > Has anyone encoutered these issues? What's the simplest solution for file > sharing between opensuse 12.3 and windows 8 PCs? Thanks. > > -- > David Okwii, > Technology innovator/catalyst, analyst and blogger, > Editor in Chief for the TechPost, > Blogger/reporter for Mozilla Uganda, > Systems & Solutions Administrator for Cured Ltd, > Mobile(default): +256-791-040-262 <tel:%2B256-791-040-262> , > Mobile(other): +256-778-706-301 <tel:%2B256-778-706-301> , > Website: www.techpost.ug <http://www.techpost.ug> > LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/oquidave > Twitter: http://twitter.com/oquidave > > Christ in me the Hope of Glory(Col.1:27) > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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