Date:  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:31:57 +0000
From:  "Colin Jack" <colin (at mark) mainline.co.uk>
Subject:  [coba-e:15360] Re: Re  Broken FTP
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Message-Id:  <45DACA7BE1DEA245AF6C95E5B94E531B0E944A81C3 (at mark) datastore.mainline.local>
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Not thinking - of course trying to stop and start the service won't work if it is run from inetd.

The service is running - it allows logon but every now and then doesn't allow putting or getting files :(

Colin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Smith [mailto:lesmith (at mark) ecsis.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:24 PM
> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
> Subject: [coba-e:15356] Re: Re Broken FTP
> 
> On Wed March 18 2009 18:14, Colin Jack wrote:
> > And this ...
> >
> > [root@server7 log]# service proftpd restart
> > Shutting down proftpd:                                     [FAILED]
> > Starting proftpd:                                          [FAILED]
> > [root@server7 log]# service proftpd restart
> > Shutting down proftpd:                                     [FAILED]
> > Starting proftpd:                                          [FAILED]
> > [root (at mark) server7 log]# /usr/sbin/swatch -c /etc/swatch.conf
> > [root@server7 log]#
> 
> Interesting, on my server proftpd is run from inetd (xinetd) and
> not from the config (chkconfig --list proftpd shows OFF for all columns)
> and mine is working fine.
> 
> Check under /etc/xinetd.d for file proftpd and see if parameter
> disable = no
> 
> If so, service proftpd stop, and then try testing again, you may have
> been trying to bring up multiple copies.
> 
> --
> Larry Smith
> lesmith (at mark) ecsis.net
>