VSFTPD 421 Service not availabl

[Sam Sharpe]

On 3 October 2010 00:41, Aaron Gray <aaronngray.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2 October 2010 23:58, Aaron Gray <aaronngray.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 2 October 2010 23:56, stan <gryt2 at q.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 23:37:40 +0100
>>> Aaron Gray <aaronngray.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > I have installed a fresh version of F11, unfortunately I did not
>>> > install VSFTPD with it.
>>> >
>>> > On doing a "yum install vsftpd" it install fine but does not seem to
>>> > function.
>>> >
>>> > [root at zzz vsftpd]# ftp localhost
>>> > Trying ::1...
>>> > ftp: connect to address ::1Connection refused
>>> > Trying 127.0.0.1...
>>> > Connected to localhost (127.0.0.1).
>>> > 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
>>> > ftp> quit
>>> >
>>> > I copied the 'vsftpd.conf' and 'users' directory from my working F11
>>> > server this one is supposed to be mirroring, but am getting exactly
>>> > the same responce.
>>>
>>> This is probably a problem with the firewall.  Did you open ports 20
>>> and 21?
>>>
>>> And if you are using passive ftp you should open some ports in the high
>>> range, so there is a hole in the firewall for vsftpd to use.  You have
>>> to tell vsftpd to use those ports in the configuration.  I also had to
>>> open the service on my router, but that might not be an issue for you.
>>>
>>> If I recall correctly, there is a logging function that can be turned
>>> on and it is really useful for decoding where the problem is and what
>>> it is too.
>>>
>>> It's been a few years since I used vsftpd, so this is somewhat hazy.
>>
>> My other F11 server is working fine, and that does not have any extras.
>
> Its not iptables, thats exactly the same across the two machines.
> Aaron

I find the best way to deal with this kind of problem is some
elementary research. I started with Google:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&q=vsftpd+421

The first Search Result might help you immensely.
--
Sam