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I can't seem to find a way to stop / re-start proftpd. My server IP address is xx.yy.zz.ww and connecting from external devices via FTP gives me the prompt: 

Connected to xx.yy.zz.ww
220 ProFTPD 1.3.1 Server (ProFTPD)

It then asks me for username.

Same thing happens when I try to connect from the same server (ftp localhost). Thus, I have established that proftp is running on my server .

Also, on my server (xx.yy.zz.ww) . I am tailing /var/log/messages and it shows me FTP session opened and closed.

I can't find how is the proftpd is working. /etc/init.d/ doesn't have proftpd ; /etc/xinetd.d/ doesn't have proftpd.

I looked at: /etc/proftpd.conf and it shows me ServerType inetd

also, when I run: ps -auxfww | grep proftp I don't get anything (except my current command)

How can I find out that proftp is running and how do I kill it / restart it ?

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Use netstat to see what process is holding port 21:

# netstat -tnlp

And from there you can use RPM to see what package owns the file to stop it and remove it from init.d.

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  • sorry, linux noob here.. bear with me. This is what I get `cp 0 0 0.0.0.0:21 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 26848/xinetd` How do I proceed further – Stewie Apr 13 '11 at 14:26
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    Well then it's `xinetd` that is serving it. You can stop/restart it by xinetd's script. Do a `grep ftp` on `xinetd.d` and xinetd.conf and see if there's any reference to it. – coredump Apr 13 '11 at 14:38
  • this is what I get [root@s87998 xinetd.d]# cat /etc/xinetd.d/ftp_psa service ftp { disable = no socket_type = stream protocol = tcp wait = no user = root instances = UNLIMITED server = /usr/sbin/in.proftpd server_args = -c /etc/proftpd.conf } – Stewie Apr 13 '11 at 14:48
  • Thanks, finally this worked: chkconfig ftp_psa on/off .. – Stewie Apr 13 '11 at 14:55
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If your server has Plesk ProFTPD daemon is xinetd. Use

/etc/init.d/xinetd restart

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To stop proftpd

/sbin/service proftpd stop

to stop it from starting with the system

/sbin/chkconfig proftpd off

to start proftpd with the system

/sbin/chkconfig proftpd on

to manually start proftpd

/sbin/service proftpd start

and to restart it

/sbin/service proftpd restart
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cp 0 0 0.0.0.0:21 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 26848/xinetd means that your proftpd is controlled by xinetd. xinetd provides the ability to start a deamon only when someone calls a specific port. Please check /etc/xinetd.d/ for files which point to an ftp-server (for example "service ftp" in headline.

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hans
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  • cool.. this is what I get [root@s87998 xinetd.d]# cat /etc/xinetd.d/ftp_psa service ftp { disable = no socket_type = stream protocol = tcp wait = no user = root instances = UNLIMITED server = /usr/sbin/in.proftpd server_args = -c /etc/proftpd.conf } – Stewie Apr 13 '11 at 14:45
  • But, when I try to do this: [root@s87998 xinetd.d]# /etc/xinetd.d/ftp_psa status -bash: /etc/xinetd.d/ftp_psa: Permission denied – Stewie Apr 13 '11 at 14:47
  • Hey, this worked: chkconfig ftp_psa on/off ! Thanks for helping me find out the service name .. – Stewie Apr 13 '11 at 14:54
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You can generally find out the status of a service like this:

service proftpd status

And you can likewise restart (or similarly start and stop) like this:

service proftpd restart
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  • Already did that earlier, `[root@s87998 /]# service proftpd status proftpd: unrecognized service` – Stewie Apr 13 '11 at 14:37
  • It might be called just `ftpd` on your system. You might be able to browse for the service name by scanning the init.d files: `ls /etc/rc.d/init.d/` or wherever your system has those. – Caleb Apr 13 '11 at 14:40