Cant start VSFPTD

SBN · 11-09-2007, 08:56 PM

Hey guys i just installed VSFTPD in my ubuntu and haven't yet edited its .conf. i tried to start and restart it fromt /etc/init.d but i get this error

Quote:

"500 OOPS: could not bind listening IPv4 socket"

Micro420 · 11-09-2007, 10:25 PM

Well, check to see if it is listening on port 22. Also check your /etc/services

SBN · 11-09-2007, 10:50 PM

how do i check it?

SBN · 11-10-2007, 12:55 AM

Hey guys problem solved, i found the solution in the UBUNTU forums. You have to execute this whole command in the terminal

Quote:

sudo /etc/init.d/vsftpd start

how come it wont work if you just type in "vsftpd start" as root in any directory or by going to init.d directory and execute their, since the vsftpd's directory is automatically in the PATH...

billymayday · 11-10-2007, 01:15 AM

Have a look at the file in /etc/init.d and you'll see it passes various options to the deamon that aren't passed if you just run it in /sbin or wherever it lives.

You would get the same result as the full version if you entered

cd /etc/init.d

./vsftpd start

Note that typing vsftpd start is not the same as ./vsftpd start