Questions tagged [proftpd]

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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proftpd quota does not work with sftp

Running into an issue where quota does not work with SFTP users. Regular ftp/tls users are working fine. Can the mod_quotatab_file.c authenticate SFTP users or is it limited only to regular ftp users? Modules LoadModule mod_sql.c LoadModule…
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ProFTPd server behind firewall returns internal IP address for WAN and LAN connections

I'm using ProFTPD on a Debian server behind another Debian firewall. I can connect to the ftp server from the outside. However, the virtual host that gets chosen is always 192.168.0.4 regardless of WAN or LAN connections. This causes an issue when…
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virtual hosting problems with proftpd

I need a FTP server on linux that supports name-based Virtual Hosting. Based on proftpd documents, this package support name-base and ip-base virtual hosting. In real I want define two virtual server on a single ip address. Then all user login to…
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Proftpd fails silently. The system says it's running, but it's not accepting connections

I have installed proftpd on a Centos 7 machine. This is the output of systemctl -l status proftpd: proftpd.service - ProFTPD FTP Server Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/proftpd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active…
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proftp server gives "No such file or directory" upon ;login even though directory exists

I setup a new proftp instance on a new and updated Debian Jessie 8.7 following https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/proftpd-installation-on-debian-and-ubuntu/ but the new user gets disconnected again (any user - even root e=when allowed) after…
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ip_conntrack_ftp inside LXC

ProFTPd instance on a LXC container behind NAT LXC container is using bridged networking PassivePorts 60000 61000 has been defined in proftpd.conf nf_nat_ftp and nf_conntrack_ftp loaded on the host running the container iptables inside the…
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Proftpd mod_sql homedir not working

I just set up my ftp server with proftpd and mod_sql. Authentication seemed to work fine until now. I can still log in with the users in the database but the chroot doesnt work anymore. Instead of taking the homedir from the database, the server…
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How to change home directory for existing virtual ProFTPD user?

I have my AuthUserFile located at /etc/proftpd/proftpd.passwd. DefaultRoot is ~. This file currently lists a single user (username, password hash, home directory). How do I change a home directory for this virtual user?
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When connecting to PROFTPD via SFTP, mod_wrap is not being invoked

We are using PROFTPD (version 1.3.3e) and have just noticed that if we connect to the server via FTP we can see that mod_wrap is being invoked: From proftpd.log May 27 10:46:16 li46 proftpd[10592] FTP session opened. May 27 10:46:16 li46…
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AWStats and proftpd | AWStats never updates

AWStats never updates when parsing my proftpd log file. Here's what I get : [root@localhost ~]# /usr/share/awstats/www/awstats.pl -config=ftpcnam:2121 -update Searching new records from beginning of log file... Jumped lines in file: 0 …
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Determine server damage - File injected possibly through ProFTPD

I just found a file at the /tmp/ directory named . Owner and GroupOwner are "proftpd" and "nogroup", respectively, as follows: -rw-r--r-- 1 proftpd nogroup 89 Apr 9 01:15 .
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ProFTPd chdir permission denied issue

This should be dead simple but I can't figure it out. I have a web app (Magento) in /srv/www/magento.com/public_html The filesystem permissions are standard Magento…
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Proftpd on Debian - trouble with file transfer

I have a rented VPS wieh debian installed. Recently I've installed proftpd in order to allow read-only access to everybody & full access for the particular users. I configured proftpd (with TLS) according to several guides. I've unlocked passive…
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ProFTPD server - SFTP only for 1 user

We have an FTP server setup using ProFTPD and CentOS, ProFTPD has been setup with FTP, FTPS, FTPES and SFTP access. We have a user who only wants to allow access to their account via SFTP. Is there away in ProFTPD to disable protocols on a per user…
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ProFTPd: Files and Directories of users group readable?

I have set proftpd users in mysql database using "proftpd administrator". Users home directories follow the rule /backup/agency_name/user1, /backup/agency_name/user2, ..., /backup/agency_name/userN. Now I want to set a new user (The chief of the…
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