Hi all, I am a bit more confused now. The output my troubleshooting are as follows: 1) ftp localhost 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection 2)rpm -qa|grep ftp ftp-0.17-17 gftp-2.0.14-2 vsftpd-1.1.3-8 lftp-2.6.3-3 3) find /usr/ . -name *ftpd* /usr/sbin/in.mtftpd /usr/sbin/vsftpd /usr/share/doc/vsftpd-1.1.3 /usr/share/doc/vsftpd-1.1.3/vsftpd.xinetd /usr/share/man/man5/vsftpd.conf.5.gz /usr/share/man/man8/vsftpd.8.gz /usr/local/src/wu-ftpd-2.6.2.tar.gz /usr/local/wu-ftp/wu-ftpd-2.6.2.tar.gz /usr/local/wu-ftp/wu-ftpd-2.6.2 /usr/local/wu-ftp/wu-ftpd-2.6.2/doc/ftpd.8 /usr/local/wu-ftp/wu-ftpd-2.6.2/src/ftpd.c /usr/local/wu-ftp/wu-ftpd-2.6.2/support/wuftpd_glob.h /usr/local/wu-ftp/wu-ftpd-2.6.2/util/wu-ftpd.spec ./doc/ftpd.8 ./src/ftpd.c ./support/wuftpd_glob.h ./util/wu-ftpd.spec I think it is installed bur I cannot clocate the server file. Please I need more help abdul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Wilts" <ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:39 PM Subject: Re: Enabling ftp via xinetd > On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 12:01:35PM +0100, Abdul-Azeez wrote: > > I am a newbie trying to configure ftp via xinetd in Linux 9.0. > > The following is the entry in my "includedir" dir ( /etc/xinetd.d) for > > the ftp service: > > [snip] > > disable = no > > Did yoiu remember to reload xinetd after you made the change? Did you > test ftp from your local system or from a remote system? > To test locally: > $ ftp localhost > > Check to see if you have any firewalls blocking you from accessing ftp > remotely. Also check to make sure you've really got an ftp server > installed: > $ rpm -qa | grep ftp > > -- > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list