Topic: FTP login/logon problems

[uniQ]

Hi, I'm on SME 5.6.

Ive been rather happy with SME 5.6 since I installed it, but now, all of the sudden, FTP wont work! I can establish a connection, but I then get an error! Ive tried FTP Explorer on Win2000 and Anarchie Pro 3.5 on Mac 9.2.2.

Any ideas? Thanks

       -uniQ

[Nathan Fowler]

The error you get would be useful information....

[uniQ]

On FTPX I get this:

Connecting to: WWDCS
Connection Established
Error connecting to: WWDCS

(WWDCS in the name I've given the svr, IP 192.168.0.2)

Anarchie says:

connection is closing (-23005)

I've applied the ProFTPD patch, does this do stuff like kill FTPs?

         -uniQ

[Robert]

This looks like you installed the proftpd update, and I assume the e-smith-proftpd update as well, but forgot to reconfigure. Did you follow Mitel's update instructions, which are always:
1. Download all updates, even the ones you had downloaded before.
2. Install all updates, even the ones you had installed before.
3. Reconfigure your entire server.
4. Reboot.
If you only downloaded and installed proftpd and e-smith-proftpd you can actually suffice with:
# /sbin/e-smith/signal-event remoteaccess-update

HTH

[uniQ]

Wow, now I'm really confused.

I got the 5.6 RPM that the 2nd from the top of the main page and followed the README in the FTP dirs. instructions.

I was unaware that there were 2 seperate patches.

       -uniQ

PS. %(

[Robert]

Compare the contents of the ftp updates directory to your current installation (e.g. by doing a 'rpm -qa |sort |less'). Download the rpms that are missing and signal a post-upgrade event followed by a reboot. It might be a good idea to maintain a local mirror of the updates directory.

[Robert]

I meant download _and install_ the missing rpms, of course.

[uniQ]

How do I signal a psot upg event?

       -uniQ

PS. Reboot as is reboot(ADM)?

[Robert]

I do believe this is all in the update instructions, but after installing the updates you'd do:
# /sbin/e-smith/signal-event post-upgrade
# /sbin/e-smith/signal-event reboot

[Robert]

In fact, I _know_ it's in the update instructions 'cause I just checked. www.e-smith.org homepage, top article -> Read More...

[uniQ]

OK, I love these updates, floppy size!

What's the diff between e-smith-ProFTPD and just proftpd in the updates dir? I have both installed by default.


          -Q

[Robert]

e-smith-proftpd contains the templates and event links used to configure proftpd. The proftpd package contains the actual proftpd ftp daemon itself. This information can be learned from doing 'rpm -qi e-smith-proftpd' and 'rpm -qi proftpd' (provided that the packager added a useful description). Most of the daemons have a corresponding e-smith-x package. Read www.e-smith.org/architecture and www.e-smith.org/concepts