Software projects/OS/Slackware/Advanced usage/ProFTPD

Configuration

• Edit /etc/proftpd.conf .
• This default configuration file is well-commented.
• For more options: http://www.proftpd.org/docs/example-conf.html

Start from inetd

• Take a look at this.
• Edit /etc/inetd.conf
• Uncomment

#ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  proftpd

to

ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  proftpd

• If the vsftpd line is active, comment it.
• Be sure that in /etc/proftpd.conf you have:

#ServerType                     standalone                                                                             
ServerType                      inetd

Start as standalone

• Edit /etc/vsftpd.conf
• Be sure that in /etc/proftpd.conf you have:

ServerType                     standalone                                                                             
#ServerType                      inetd

• Run proftpd

proftpd