need details on os x ftp server

[neo36]

hey pals! does anybody know, where os x keeps the information which ftp server it should start when you activate ftp-access in the system preferences/sharing panel ? i'd like to use pureftpd instead. maybe someone can help me with this?

[neo36]

i found the file where you specify the ftp server, it's /etc/xinetd.d/ftp

still, i've got a problem: while sftp is working correctly, i can't login using ftp. pure-ftpd tells me that authentication failed. any ideas? log an pass are entered correct... :)

[wyvern]

Try emailing the pure-ftpd mailing list. They're very helpful there.

[yellow]

Originally posted by neo36
while sftp is working correctly, i can't login using ftp. Just an FYI, SFTP and FTP aren't using the same daemon. SFTP use the SSH daemon, while FTP uses the FTP daemon, or possibly in your case the PureFTP daemon. I suspect the reason that it's not working is that it's not running? Make sure it's running by looking for the process using 'ps -auxww', then try using a combination of 'sudo lsof -i' & 'netstat -an' to see which ports it's listening on.

[neo36]

pure-ftpd is running, i even get the option to enter username and password, but then it says, that authentication wasn't successful....

[breen]

What username are you using?

It definitely can't be one that's listed in /etc/ftpusers.

Try logging in as 'ftp' with your email address as a password. If that works, it's just a configuration issue. You'll have to read the man pages and config files to sort it out. (I don't have it installed here, so I can't help much.)