On 3 October 2010 01:35, Sam Sharpe <lists.red...@samsharpe.net> wrote:

> On 3 October 2010 00:41, Aaron Gray <aaronngray.li...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2 October 2010 23:58, Aaron Gray <aaronngray.li...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 2 October 2010 23:56, stan <gr...@q.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 23:37:40 +0100
> >>> Aaron Gray <aaronngray.li...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > I have installed a fresh version of F11, unfortunately I did not
> >>> > install VSFTPD with it.
> >>> >
> >>> > On doing a "yum install vsftpd" it install fine but does not seem to
> >>> > function.
> >>> >
> >>> > [r...@zzz vsftpd]# ftp localhost
> >>> > Trying ::1...
> >>> > ftp: connect to address ::1Connection refused
> >>> > Trying 127.0.0.1...
> >>> > Connected to localhost (127.0.0.1).
> >>> > 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
> >>> > ftp> quit
> >>> >
> >>> > I copied the 'vsftpd.conf' and 'users' directory from my working F11
> >>> > server this one is supposed to be mirroring, but am getting exactly
> >>> > the same responce.
> >>>
> >>> This is probably a problem with the firewall.  Did you open ports 20
> >>> and 21?
> >>>
> >>> And if you are using passive ftp you should open some ports in the high
> >>> range, so there is a hole in the firewall for vsftpd to use.  You have
> >>> to tell vsftpd to use those ports in the configuration.  I also had to
> >>> open the service on my router, but that might not be an issue for you.
> >>>
> >>> If I recall correctly, there is a logging function that can be turned
> >>> on and it is really useful for decoding where the problem is and what
> >>> it is too.
> >>>
> >>> It's been a few years since I used vsftpd, so this is somewhat hazy.
> >>
> >> My other F11 server is working fine, and that does not have any extras.
> >
> > Its not iptables, thats exactly the same across the two machines.
> > Aaron
>
> I find the best way to deal with this kind of problem is some
> elementary research. I started with Google:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&q=vsftpd+421
>
> The first Search Result might help you immensely.
>

Yep its SELinux !

Are there any rule files for this I can just load ?

Aaron
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