Keepass: Synchronize with URL via FTP problem

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How described in this page of the KeePass Help Center I can sync my database via ftp. But an error has been occurred:

The server returned an address in response to the PASV command that is different than the address to which the FTP connection was made

This occurs in the passive mode: Keepass switch in this mode because the firewall on my PC does not allow incoming connections.

If I use the Total Commander all is okey:

Connect to: (20.04.2011 23:01:21)

hostname=50.19.yyy.zz

username=foo

startdir=

220 (vsFTPd 2.2.2)

USER foo

331 Please specify the password.

PASS ***********

230 Login successful.

SYST

215 UNIX Type: L8

FEAT

211-Features:

EPRT

EPSV

MDTM

PASV

REST STREAM

SIZE

TVFS

UTF8

211 End

OPTS UTF8 ON

200 Always in UTF8 mode.

Connect ok!

PWD

257 "/home/foo"

Get directory

TYPE A

200 Switching to ASCII mode.

PASV

227 Entering Passive Mode (10,208,121,27,224,188).

Server reports local IP -> Redirect to: 50.19.yyy.zz

LIST

150 Here comes the directory listing.

Download

Waiting for server...

226 Directory send OK.

It is because in this Server reports local IP -> Redirect to: 50.19.yyy.zz Total Commander do that Keepass does not do. FTP server return its local network address in response instead of public and Keepass falls down. What to do to solve the problem? FTP server is my server in Amazon EC2.

Dmitry Ponomarev

Posted 2011-04-20T19:15:34.080

Reputation: 91

The answer to this is to configure your FTP server to always report the external IP address, which is usually done by hard-coding that in to the config somewhere. Where "somewhere" is, and how it's done, is dependent upon what software you're using. Without that information, we're not going to be able to offer much help here. – Kromey – 2011-04-20T20:52:51.350

I'm using free instance ami-8e1fece7 and vsftpd FTP server. Name : vsftpd Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 2.2.2 Vendor: Amazon.com Release : 6.5.amzn1 Build Date: Wed 23 Mar 2011 12:59:30 AM UTC Install Date: Wed 20 Apr 2011 10:40:27 AM UTC Build Host: build-31003.build Group : System Environment/Daemons Source RPM: vsftpd-2.2.2-6.5.amzn1.src.rpm

– Dmitry Ponomarev – 2011-04-21T07:26:08.493

I got the answer from KeePass Password Safe help forum. Thanks.

– Dmitry Ponomarev – 2011-04-22T09:34:47.050

Answers

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Problem resolved by adding pasv_address=50.19.yyy.zz in /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf - the config file of my FTP server. Thanks. It was problem of the FTP server.

Dmitry Ponomarev

Posted 2011-04-20T19:15:34.080

Reputation: 91