FTP problems

[Dutch Mafia-boy.]

I'm running Redhat 8 w/ WebMin installed. I installed thr RPM (1.2.7) for proftpd.....I can access it through WebMin, but when i go to see the etc/proftpd.conf file, this is its contents:

<Global>
</Global>

thats it.....?? where is all the other stuff. Did WebMin mess this up?? I downloaded a cople tarballs....(different versions of Proftpd) and when i try to gunzip'em, it gives me the error: "unexpected end of file".....??

I go to remove the RPM... rpm -e proftp-1.2.7rc3-1.i386.rpm.....and it says that it is not installed...??...but it is because i just installed it wih the previous command --> rpm --install proftp-1.2.7rc3-1.i386.rpm....what gives....these errors are making me feel really stupid, I thought I had a good handle of linux...

I just want to get proftpd up and running...

Thanks:confused: :confused:

[Dutch Mafia-boy.]

Ok.....I uninstalled Proftpd....rpm -e proftd...

but am stll at a loss about the proftpd.conf file and the messed up proftp tarballs......Yes, I want Proftpd installed, I just wanna start from scratch and follow everything in the appropriate order....

[bruce1271e1271]

do this

cd /
find . -name "proftpd.conf"

Basically do a search on your complete system to see if the install put this in a different location.

If you cant find it, re-install a new rpm form rpmfind.net and see how that goes.

[Dutch Mafia-boy.]

No offense...I'm a newbie, but not an linux idiot...i know how to do a search...

I installed a new rpm..this time, it was the older version of Proftpd -1.2.6.....but the proftpd.conf file remains fairly empty....

[bruce1271e1271]

Well, if you cant get simple proftpd to work you must be one or the other. If you want people to help you here, then take thier help and shut-up. Otherwise, stick to windows...you seem like thats a better fit for you. no offense.

[Dutch Mafia-boy.]

Look....I was a little frustrated....I think I might have figured out the problem...I'll keep you posted...that shot about Windows was below the belt...