pure-pw error: Unable to open the passwd file: No such file or directory

Question

I get this error when i want to run the following command: pure-pw list

Unable to open the passwd file: No such file or directory

I remove manually the folder /etc/pure-ftpd/ and I think this is the root of the problem. So i tried to regenerate it by reinstalling pure-ftpd, but i still don't have this folder.

Do you have any idea how to solve this issue?

Thanks a lot

Answer 1

For those with same trouble in Red Hat or Centos default yum installation.

1. Open /etc/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.conf, uncomment line above

   #PureDB                        /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.pdb
   

2. Create the passwd file

   touch /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.passwd
   

3. Restart Pure-Ftpd service or create the database file

   systemctl stop pure-ftpd; systemctl start pure-ftpd
   

   or

   pure-pw mkdb -F /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.pdb
   

Now you can create your ftpusers.

Answer 2

If you definitely have created a user with:

pure-pw useradd

Then try linking your files and restarting pure-ftpd:

sudo ln -s /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.passwd /etc/pureftpd.passwd
sudo ln -s /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.pdb /etc/pureftpd.pdb
sudo ln -s /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/PureDB /etc/pure-ftpd/auth/PureDB
systemctl restart pure-ftpd

Guide on a complete setup for ubuntu. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PureFTP

Answer 3

Use this, I have the same problem and I have solved it.

apt-get --purge remove pure-ftpd-common

apt-get install pure-ftpd-common