Hi

Is there a way to start vsftpd at boot time?

Thanks is advance

Alfredo
The Sauce

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Sure, add an entry for it in /etc/rc.local



# Han

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Sorry to continue with this simple simple thing but

I added the following line to rc.conf

/usr/local/sbin/vsftpd

and then reboot. After that I check if vsftpd is running #ps aux | grep ftp
and I don't see it.

Can you point out what I am doing wrong?

Thanks

Alfredo
The Sauce


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The rc.conf file(s) are for -environment variables- only, that are used
by the script in /etc/rc.

The proper place for local shell scripting at startup is /etc/rc.local.

If you -do- ever want to set rc(8) environment variables, consider creating
an /etc/rc.conf.local file.

Please read the FAQ.  You'll find a great deal of help within it, especially
suited to questions like yours.

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hi,
Alfredo said to add an entry to /etc/rc.local not rc.conf .. if you have 
read the documentation you would have known that rc.conf  should not be 
edited(/etc/rc.conf - Configuration file used by //etc/rc/ to set 
startup parameters for the system. Should not be edited.)
So if you want to start vsftpd at startup just make sure that you have 
LISTEN=YES in /etc/vsftpd.conf and this lines below in rc.local
if [ -x /usr/local/sbin/vsftpd ]; then
             echo -n ' vsftpd';       /usr/local/sbin/vsftpd &

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And please use bottom quoting since it makes email messsages
logical and easy to follow up unto.



# Han

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man 8 rc.local

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Gilles Chehade
freelance developer/sysadmin/consultant

		   http://www.poolp.org

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