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ProFTPD: Apache-like FTP server for Unix systems

ProFTPD is a mature FTP server for Unix. It has a module design and configuration file syntax that is deliberately similar to Apache. Through its modules, ProFTPD supports FTPS, SFTP, SCP, as well as authenticating using SQL databases, LDAP directories, RADIUS servers, and more.

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dbus: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.login1': timed out

I keep getting the following error messages in the syslog of one of my servers: # tail /var/log/syslog Oct 29 13:48:40 myserver dbus[19617]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.login1': timed out Oct 29 13:48:40 myserver…
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Limit FTP connections by area

Is there any (simple) way to deny FTP connections based on the general physical location? I plan to use FTP as a simple cloud storage for me and my friends. I use an odroid c2 (similar to raspberry pi but uses arm64 architecture) running Debian 8…
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Configuring proftpd and mod_ldap.c query not working - any ideas?

I'm trying to get a ProFTPD to LDAP auth on a Active Directory base. I still couldn't figure out what could be wrong with my configuration since, executing a LDAP query with ldapsearch seems fine proftpd.conf /etc/proftpd.conf # This is the ProFTPD…
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error: getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE): Operation not permitted. Proftpd on Embbeded Linux enviorment

I've been trying to use proftpd on Arm7 Embedded linux. After starting the execution, it delivers this message: error: getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE): Operation not permitted The Proftpf version is 1.3.4b. Any clue about whatever could cause getrlimit…
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How to set special folder permission on proFTPD?

On one of my servers, I have ProFTPD installed in Debian 7. I need special permission only for 2 specific folders. These are: append - user must be able to append data to an existing file rename - user must not be able to rename file if same…
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logrotate doesn't start proftpd when triggered by cronjob

I'm currently running out of ideas. The proftpd daemon doesn't restart if logrotate is triggered by the cron task. Logrotate rotates all the logfiles, stops proftpd, but does not start proftpd again. If I force the rotation with logrotate -f…
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Implement ProFTPd server without chroot

Can I use ProFTPd without using a chroot jail (thereby preventing access to anything outside of the FTP root)? I have a requirement to have symlinks in my FTP source that point to locations outside of the directory where I root my FTP service. All…
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How process (user1) can write log to directory (root)

I'm using proftpd on my server (ubuntu 16.04 x86_64). I see that proftpd run under proftpd user: $ ps aux | grep [p]roftpd proftpd 26334 0.0 0.1 112656 716 ? Ss 04:39 0:00 proftpd: (accepting connections) proftpd write logs to…
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Proftpd Problem user account

I have problems with one proftpd server. I use two authentication methods, anonymous and user authentication at the same time. I modified the proftpd.conf to authenticate against the /etc/proftpd/passwd file, but this police prevent authenticate…
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Proftpd doesn't answer to "PASV" command

I've been trying to configure my FTPS server which is behind NAT. so I've opened ports 20, 21 as well as 2120-2180 in my NAT (TCP+UDP) and configured proftpd to use this ports for passive communications. However, trying to connect using FileZilla…
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SELinux, ProFTPd and the silent log

I need a FTP server on my machine, a Fedora 23. I want a simple setup, and I decided for ProFTPd and authentication with mod_auth_unix.c (this is just about my machine). I installed ProFTPd and configured it. I had some problem in logging in from…
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How to make modprobe nf_conntrack_ftp persist a reboot on CentOS 7 and firewalld?

I'm stumped. I've seen the related questions about editing /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config, but I'm running CentOS 7 (and webmin/virtualmin), which uses firewalld instead of iptables. How do I get modprobe nf_conntrack_ftp to persist after a reboot?…
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FTP and iptables. Connection fails but ports are open

I installed proftp on my machine. With iptables disabled I can connect to the machine, using ftp-client or telnet. With iptables connection fails - telnet says "Connection failed" # works telnet 192.10.10.11 22 # connection failed telnet…
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Configuring ProFTPd securely in a shared environment

We currently have a LAMP stack for shared webhosting, and are using ProFTP with that. Currently the ProFTP config is fairly stock - users are chrooted to ~. Currently running as the default user/group. We only use system users - no virtual users. We…
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Pass traffic from one network interface to another

I have a project where I have 4x RPiZ plugged into a single RPi4. The RPiZs appear as Ethernet over USB devices as network interfaces ethpi1, ethpi2, ethpi3, and ethpi4 with IP addresses 10.0.11.2, 10.0.12.2, 10.0.13.2, and 10.0.14.2 respectively.…
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