[Sheflug] proftpd.conf

[James Wallbank <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

I've just set up an Apache box down at Access Space for Perl 
experimentation. It's running proftpd as its FTP server, but I'm 
having trouble configuring the FTP server so we can upload to it.

I could do it myself by reading the manual and scratching my head a 
lot, but I reckon I'd spend loads of time worrying that there's some 
kind of security hole I've left because I don't understand the config 
file properly. I'm sure that at least one of you must have configured 
proftpd for a multiuser system before and could come down and help me 
sort it out in twenty minutes...

At the moment I'm using the basic.conf which I've renamed 
/etc/proftpd.conf just like it says in the manual. I've stopped and 
restarted proftpd in order to get it to pay attention to the config 
file. The docs say that basic.conf should allow read-only anonymous 
FTP access to /var/ftp/ (I think) but... it doesn't. I can't log on 
anonymously at all.

Any suggestions? Or better yet, offers to come down and help out! 
I'll ply you with free coffee and you may even lever some biscuits 
out of us as well!

Cheers,

James
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