Teej
10-30-2006, 05:49 AM
As part of a client's domain setup Plesk requires an FTP username and password. The implication is that the client can connect to their home directory using an FTP client to manage files.
Despite that I can't find any mention of an FTP server in Virtuozzo or Plesk-Server, and no FTP daemon is running.
There's an FTP server answering on the 1st IP (ProFTP) but it doesn't accept any of the client accounts or my accounts. That first IP (.160) is the one I mentioned in a previous article as apparently not being configured as expected.
I don't see any FTP daemon in the xinetd service list in Virtuozzo. However it does have the config file /etc/xinet.d/ftp_psa.
Because xinetd will start services when required I tried connecting to the second IP but got no response. Later I realised that I didn't recall seeing any firewall rules for FTP in the Virtuozzo firewall tables.
After adding 2 input and 2 output rules to the chains, I can now FTP to the 2nd IP (.168) and log-in using my accounts.
I hope this helps other VPS users. This weekend has been a steep learning-curve for me.
There should be some comprehensive documentation available to customers describing the Virtuozzo/Plesk configuration especially as regards to IP addresses, core services, and 'hidden' services such as this.
It would save a lot of frustration and wasted time, and probably reduce the demands on support too.
Despite that I can't find any mention of an FTP server in Virtuozzo or Plesk-Server, and no FTP daemon is running.
There's an FTP server answering on the 1st IP (ProFTP) but it doesn't accept any of the client accounts or my accounts. That first IP (.160) is the one I mentioned in a previous article as apparently not being configured as expected.
I don't see any FTP daemon in the xinetd service list in Virtuozzo. However it does have the config file /etc/xinet.d/ftp_psa.
Because xinetd will start services when required I tried connecting to the second IP but got no response. Later I realised that I didn't recall seeing any firewall rules for FTP in the Virtuozzo firewall tables.
After adding 2 input and 2 output rules to the chains, I can now FTP to the 2nd IP (.168) and log-in using my accounts.
I hope this helps other VPS users. This weekend has been a steep learning-curve for me.
There should be some comprehensive documentation available to customers describing the Virtuozzo/Plesk configuration especially as regards to IP addresses, core services, and 'hidden' services such as this.
It would save a lot of frustration and wasted time, and probably reduce the demands on support too.