ftp_psa (xinetd => standalone)

[nickles]

After disabling ftp_psa with "chkconfig ftp_psa off", how would I add the standalone version (/etc/proftpd.conf.ServerType is standalone now) to the chkconfig database (no proftpd/ftp_psa script in /etc/init.d)?

Of course I could start the server in some rc file, but I want to stay compliant with the procedures.

 

[nickles]

No one?
No "official" statements?

 

[IgorG]

May I ask - what is the reason of this Plesk customization?

 

[nickles]

Glad you ask ;-)

Our server will be a FTP (only) server with a lot of data flowing in and out. So using the standalone version - from my point of view - makes sense.

 

[IgorG]

Try to change ServerType and use your standalone startup script:

# grep ServerType /etc/proftpd.conf
#ServerType standalone
ServerType inetd

 

[nickles]

That's what I already did, and, starting proftpd from the command line works (as it would do if I started it from a rc script). However I want to have proftpd be configurable through "chkconfig" and "service"; unfortunately the corresponding script is missing from /etc/init.d (not included in psa-proftpd's RPM).

My hope was/is that s.o. (possibly Parallels i.e. you ;-) can provide an "official" /etc/init.d/proftpd script...

 

[IgorG]

What about this script from proftpd package from OS vendor? Does it work?

 

[nickles]

Yes, it did - w/o any adaptions.

Should be part of PLESK's ftp_psa package...

 

[IgorG]

Glad you ask ;-)

Our server will be a FTP (only) server with a lot of data flowing in and out. So using the standalone version - from my point of view - makes sense.

But have you tried to use default Plesk ftp settings? Never heard before about problems with xinet.d cases.

 

[nickles]

I didn't experience any problems so far with the xinetd version, but this server is going to be a FTP server in its own right, so making proftpd a standalone server makes perfectly sense to me. Also, I don't see any problems in such a configuration, so supporting it through the GUI/console should be a no-brainer for PLESK...

 

[IgorG]

I have submitted corresponding request to developers (#1782213 for your reference). We will consider possibility for switching service mode and possible advantages of this.

 

[nickles]

I have submitted corresponding request to developers (#1782213 for your reference). We will consider possibility for switching service mode and possible advantages of this.

Thank you!