CentOS 6 Webmin failed to start PROFTPD solution

PROFTPD is a set of highly configurable open source FTP server software, the name of the last D is because in Linux is called by Daemon. PROFTPD and Apache configuration is similar, so it is very easy to configure and manage, the following small series in the use of PROFTPD encounter can not start the problem, let's look at the solution.

After installing Webmin in the Xen VPS of the CentOS 6 32bit system, the PROFTPD service was found to have not started.

Using putty input

Service PROFTPD Restart

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Shutting down PROFTPD: [FAILED]

Starting proftpd: [FAILED]

Because the PROFTPD default does not open log records, so/var/log/proftpd/this directory is empty, so cannot view the error log.

Run:

Proftpd

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-Warning:unable to determine IP address of ' Myvps '

-Error:no Valid servers configured

-Fatal:error processing configuration file '/etc/proftpd.conf '

According to the error prompts, PROFTPD cannot determine the IP address of the VPS.

Workaround:

1, in the configuration file/etc/proftpd.conf to increase the IP VPS (please fill in the actual IP, here with 198.168.8.8 examples);

Defaultaddress 198.168.8.8

2, modify the host name/etc/hosts

Vi/etc/hosts

198.168.8.8 Myvps

After you save the exit, enter:

Service PROFTPD Start

OK, start proftpd successfully.