Proftpd Issue

[Azrael]

Right i get this error message everytime i try and start/restart/stop the service.

The following error has occurred /usr/local/etc/rc.d/proftpd: not found

If anyone could help me, please reply, help would be appreciated!

 

[jmstacey]

Does the script it's referring to exist? Can you restart the services using the filepath given in the error?
Does this effect all or just some services?

 

[Azrael]

It affetcs only this services, and no it doesn't let me start or restart it.
The only way to do it is logging in via ssh and using command "proftpd" and to stop it, killing the process.

 

[nobaloney]

What OS and distribution are you using?

I'm presuming from your posts that you're getting the error when using the web-based interface for DA. Is that correct?

Exactly what command (that does work) are you typing in the shell to start it, and from what directory?

To stop it are you just looking up the pid and killing it by pid?

Jeff

 

[Azrael]

Using FreeBSD 5.3 release.
Yes trying to start via DirectAdmin web interface.
Using the command "proftpd" in shell in any directory (logged in as root)

To stop it are you just looking up the pid and killing it by pid?

Yes, taking the pid from Direct Admin web interface, then killing it.

 

[nobaloney]

Have you checked (while logged in through the shell) to see if there is such a file as:

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/proftpd

?

If there isn't one, then you might want to check to see if there are any other programs at /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ and/or if FreeBSD 5.3 is using some other method for starting/stopping programs.

If the other programs that you can successfully start and stop have their file start/stop files there and proftpd isn't there, then the problem is a missing proftpd file or a file with a different name.

If the other programs don't have their start/stop files there then the problem is that DA has possibly made a mistake and used an incorrect path in their code.

Is proftpd starting properly when the server starts?

If so trace the startup scripts to see what's starting it.

Jeff