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Re: [ts-7000] ftp server and portmap on Debian distro

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] ftp server and portmap on Debian distro
From: Jim Jackson <>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:31:49 +0100 (BST)


On Fri, 12 Aug 2011, Rekcut_Nod wrote:

> I am attempting to use ssh to locally forward port 21 to another computer 
> from my ts-7260 running Debian lenny.  When I try this it tells me that 
> the port is already in use.  Using netstat I can see that portmap is 
> running on that port.  Why?  What does it do?  I kill it and try the ssh 
> port forwarding again, but it still tells me it's in use.
> 
> Basically, I want to be able to do "ftp localhost" and have it access the ftp 
> server on the other computer.  Now when I try it, it loads an ftp server from 
> the local machine:
> 
> FTP server (Version 6.4/OpenBSD/Linux-ftpd-0.17) ready.
> 
> I don't see fptd listed as running when I do "ps -ef", so how is it 
> getting started?

check out /etc/inetd.conf

inetd listens on ports specified in its config file and starts the program 
listed when it gets a connect.

comment out the ftp entry in that file. Then send the inetd process a HUP 
signal so it rereads the config file.

> 
> Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Don 
> 
> 


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