Starting The Ftp Server - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

4 Press Finish to save the configurations.

28.1 Starting the FTP server

In the Service Start frame of the FTP Start-Up dialog set the way the FTP server is
started up. You can choose between starting the server automatically during the system
boot and starting it manually. If the FTP server should be started only after FTP connec-
tion request, choose Via xinetd.
The current status of the FTP server is shown in the Switch On and Off frame of the
FTP Start-Up dialog. Start the FTP server by pressing Start FTP Now. To stop the
server, press Stop FTP Now. After having changed the settings of the server press Save
Settings and Restart FTP Now. Your configurations will be saved by leaving the confi-
guration module with Accept as well.
The Selected Service frame of the FTP Start-Up dialog shows which FTP server is used.
Either vsftpd (Very Secure FTP Daemon) or pure-ftpd can be used. If both servers are
installed, you can switch between them.
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In the General dialog, configure FTP directories, welcome message, file creation
masks and various other paramaters. For more information, see
"FTP General Settings"
In the Performance dialog, set the parameters that affect the load on the FTP
server. For more information, see
(page 416).
In the Authentication dialog, set whether the FTP server should be available for
anonymous and/or authenticated users. For more information, see
"Authentication" (page 416).
In the Expert Settings dialog, configure the operation mode of the FTP server,
SSL connections and firewall settings. For more information, see
"Expert Settings" (page 417).
(page 415).
Section 28.3, "FTP Performance Settings"
Section 28.2,
Section 28.4,
Section 28.5,