On Saturday 18 Jun 2005 21:52 pm, Regis Matejcik wrote:

Ok, this is probably simple but...

I'm trying to start vsftpd (or verify if it's started). According to YAST it is installed, but I don't have any reference to an ftp server in the YAST Network Services.

So my stupid question is how do I start vstpd?

Configure it by editing /etc/vsftpd.conf according to your setup then simply type vsftpd at the command line. Dylan

thanks,

Regis

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On Saturday 18 June 2005 15:52, Regis Matejcik wrote:

Ok, this is probably simple but...

I'm trying to start vsftpd (or verify if it's started). According to YAST it is installed, but I don't have any reference to an ftp server in the YAST Network Services.

So my stupid question is how do I start vstpd?

Two major approaches: FIRST APPROACH: (two or three steps) step 1) Edit /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd and comment out the following line disable = yes Make it look like # disable = yes step 2) Be sure xinetd is started. You can do it with "rcxinetd restart". step 3) If you want xinetd to start at boot time you can use Yast: System -> System Services (runlevel) Click on "Expert Mode" Scroll down to xinetd, select it with the mouse, and click on the checkboxes for runlevels 3 and 5. Click on "Finish". This will NOT cause vsftpd to stay running all the time but it will instead be invoked (by xinetd) whenever a request comes in. But there is a ... SECOND APPROACH: If you want to have it sitting in the background at all times (for quicker response if you have to handle lots of requests) see "man vsftpd"