** Reply to note from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat, 9 Aug 2003 15:51:39 +1000
> I think proftpd runs best by itself, not from inetd. > If you want to avoid trying to figure this stuff out, > (also startup scripts), just go for a pre-built rpm: > http://valhalla.freshrpms.net/rpm.html?id=530 thanks, Matt ahem, too late, I already complied and started it , yes, from 'standalone' NOT xinetd I removed the wu-ftpd stuff form xinetd, and, reloaded xinetd I also copied the supplied script to /etc/init.d; that gets picked up by 'service' script OK # service proftpd Usage: /etc/init.d/proftpd {start|stop|restart|status|reread|resume|suspend} suspend accepts additional arguments which are passed to ftpshut(8) so far, so good so, now I just need to sym-link it to run level 3, I think... (maybe I'll download the rpm just to see what it does...) Voytek Eymont SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd http://www.sbt.net.au/links/ phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
