proftpd help!!!!!!!!!!Please

[kawman]

this is what i get

[root@server1 root]# proftpd
server1 - Fatal: unable to determine IP address of 'server1'.
[root@server1 root]#

Please help me i know it's a name resolution problem iam just on a 2 pc network behind a router that goes out to my cable internet connection i have apache setup on the same box and it works fine

[pcghost]

I know nothing about proftp, but I would suggest you add the host names and IP addresses to your /etc/hosts file. Might help with the name resolution problem..Just a thought..

[Hayl]

how are you running it? as a daemon or from inetd/xinetd ?

looks like you are trying to run it as a daemon.

i suggest running it from inetd/xinetd because then it will only run when needed - freeing resources.

have you checkd out the proftpd website?

they have step by step instructions as well as sample config files.

[kawman]

i installed proftpd during the instalation of mandrake . during the install it asked what process do you want to load at start up and i checked the proftpd box. when the system start's up it goes down a list of things and turns them on eg.
bringing up eth0 [ OK ]

starting http [ OK ]

starting proftp Failed coud not determine ip address for " server 1


this is what i get on start up or when i try to start it through webmin of if i try to start the daemon


i haven't tried what pcghost said yet so maybe it will work

[kawman]

i tried to add server1 to etc/hosts but nothing changed all i want to acomplish is to have a windoze user acess the apache box over the wan link and it would be nice if it had a gui is there another program i can acomplish this with?

[kawman]

i got it all i did was change my host name to local host and it worked