When I issue the command: /etc/init.d/vsftp start the server starts up okay. When I substitute start with stop to shutdown the vsftpd service, which is the correct argument, , I receive a failed message. What could cause this? As well, when logged in as root, with the vsftpd service started, I type the following, ftp pressing enter, open localhost press enter, results: ftp prompt: connection refused. I'm thinking that I can test my setup even though the box is a stand alone with no network connection similar to IIS.
