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ProFTPD is a popular free and open-source ftp server daemon for unix-like systems

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proftpd, 530 Login Incorrect

I'm trying to set up proftpd to run some tests (not production, lab tests) and would like it to accept users and root user. According to the manual proftpd uses the system user list. However all my ...
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Cannot list files & directories in Proftpd & SFTP mode

I'm running SFTP /proftpd# proftpd -V Compile-time Settings: Version: 1.3.7a (maint) Platform: LINUX [Linux 6.1.10-x86_64-linode159 x86_64] Built: Sat Sep 18 2021 21:42:19 UTC Built With: ...
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ProFTPd overwrite directory setting when globbing

I have lots of folders and I want to apply some settings (hide files) to almost all of them, but there are 2 folders where I want different settings. proftpd.conf: <Directory /shared/A/> ...
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ProFTPd server fails to send directory listing

I host a FTP server with proftpd on Cygwin/Windows 7. Unfortunately it does not work, as people can log in, but not view the directory listing. Cygwin users have guaranteed me this is a software issue ...
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ProFTP on Centos 7 - 200 Protection set to Private occurs

ProFTP on Centos 7. I have 2 virtualmin virtual servers created with the same server template. Let's say A.com and B.com. Their users can connect to their ftp accounts with TLS Here my global ...
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Proftpd: Use public key only to connect

My requirement is such that there must be a custom proftpd docker image which any user can use. The user will run the docker container using the image and on running will mount a mount path to the ...
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proftpd no directory listing after activating TLS

I'm running proftpd on Ubuntu 18.x and activated TLS. Ports range for passive mode are open by ufw. Still, when TLS is activated in the proftpd config, directory listing fails. What could be the ...
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Connection issue with vsftpd and ProFTPD from Windows 10

I have one server, Linux based, I use for some years like a backup cloud server. This work very well with client like Windows 7, Ubuntu and Android. But Not with Windows 10. All programs I have used ...
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FTP LIST and PASV commands not working in one program, but only on one server

So the weirdest thing is happening to me right now. I just installed a new server (Ubuntu Server 16.04.4 LTS) and installed ProFTPD to transfer files with ease. I normally use TotalCMD for my FTP ...
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Migrating from filezilla to proftpd

I was assigned to put a Linux file server in place of the existing FileZilla server. I chose the proftpd. Task: Automated migration of 600+ accounts with the mapping of their folders structure and ...
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ProFTPD issue - fail at LIST

i use plesk 17.0.17 #Update 4 and centOS 7.2.1511. I cannot connect via ftp the secure log says: proftpd: pam_listfile(proftpd:auth): Couldn't open /etc/ftpusers proftpd[3623]: 0.0.0.0 (xx.xx.xx) -...
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TLS module in ProFTPD

I wanted to configure ProFTPD in Ubuntu 16.04 I've installed the proftpd-basic package (the only one I could find in the repositories): $ dpkg --get-selections | grep proftpd proftpd-basic ...
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ProFTPd split logs to multiple files

Is there any way that I can split ProFTPd log file in to small files like Apache does? proftpd.log (current) proftpd.log.1 (archive) proftpd.log.2 (archive) proftpd.log.3 (archive) etc ... Currently ...
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ProFTPD stops working after a few transfers

My ProFTPD server is able to accept connections for a while, but after about 5-6 transfers or 10 minutes it all further transfers fail. It doesn't matter if they are uploads or downloads, but I have ...
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Ubuntu always asks for RSA certificate passphrase with ftpserver installed

I am trying to learn how to use Linux servers. I have installed Ubuntu Server 12.04. I have apache2, mysql, and proftpd installed. For proftpd I created authentication via TLS. I had to generate a ...
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ProFtpd give user full access over sftp

Im using WebMin on my VPS server for several years. Now I want to create different FTP users with locked access to their home folder. Everything working fine, but ProFtpd giv each user full acces when ...
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How to prevent download files from FTP?

Can i prevent download all files for account by ftp? Because i will pay money for freelancer and at my site i has very important files, I need to allow changing files by ftp, but to prevent any ...
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Can't connect to proftpd FTP server from the internet

I am trying to connect to an ftp server that I configure myself. Locally it works fine, but when I try to connect through the internet by entering the domain, I get the following error: Status: ...
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ProFTPD, creating or modifying a file gives 550: Operation not permitted

I'm using a centos 6.9 with PLESK Onyx server. Since yesterday my ftp service is broken. Everytime i want to create or edit a file it gives me a 550 error. But when i want to create a directory, ...
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Add multiple FTP servers with different IPs and different ports that work simultaneously

I'm using proftpd in a Debian environment. Currently, I know I can create multiple virtual hosts with different IP addresses, and that I can change the port on which they listen. But what file should ...
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UFW Blocking FTP Access

I have installed UFW on debian and now my FTP server is not working whenever I connect to it using a client, it allows me to log in and lists my home directory, but whenever I try to navigate ...
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ProFTPD: Connecting works, file transfer doesn't

In our local network I set up a ProFTPD Server on my RaspPi in order to tell my FTP-enabled Webcam to store it's pictures there. However, I am not able to get it to work. What I did was installing ...
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Why does FTP client connect to XAMPP/ProFTPD but fails to login with system login details?

I am using XAMPP to test out my wordpress site development. I am trying to install a plugin. This requires to send a file over FTP. I am using XAMPP stack which comes with "ProFTPD". So as per the ...
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CentOS/Proftpd Directory Limit

I have a proftpd setup to use SQL for permissions (both ssh and ftp). all users user the same id. I want to restrict a particular user (client) to only LIST, STOR, and STOU in their home directory (/...
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