> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat penguin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:23 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: ProFTPD fails to start > > hi, > > I just installed ProFTPD using 'apt-get install proftpd'. > The installation was successful but it said: ProFTPd warning: cannot > start neither in standalone nor in inetd/xinetd mode. Check your > configuration. > My /etc/proftpd.conf has: > > ServerName "rhftp" > ServerType inetd > DeferWelcome off
... [snipped rest of config file] Change ServerType from inetd to standalone. > Also i seem to have a 'proftpd' dir. in /etc (/etc/proftpd) inside > there is: modules.conf and proftpd.conf is this normal? That is the normal place for the config files. On my system, I don't have a /etc/proftpd.conf, it is in the /etc/proftpd directory. You should probably remove the one under /etc and use the one in /etc/proftpd. -- Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
