can't start wu ftpd

[pctechnician]

I am a newbie to the linux world and i want to set up a ftp server on linux 7.1

when i tried to start the service i got this

command used:
/etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd start

output:
ftp: unrecognized service

/etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd socket type: command not found
/etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd wait '=' is not a pid or valid job spec
/etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd server: command not found

there was more errors much like the examples up top, but too long to type out. I hope someone knows what im talking about based on the info given.
Can someone please help. also if you can suggest an easy way to get my ftp server up and running i would appreciate it.


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[RhythmAce]

Do you have xinetd running? Wu-ftpd is not a standalone server. It runs as a daemon under xinetd For example, xinetd monitors the ports and when a request comes in on port 21 it calls the ftp daemon.

 

[pctechnician]

i thought xinetd was a directory. I know theres xinetd.d in the /etc directory. Is that what you mean? if so that is a directory

i tried this: /etc/xinetd.d start

didnt work

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[sleipnir214]

xinetd is a network service helper daemon. Applications can either be standalone network services or be simpler applications that use xinetd for their network connectivity.

The directory you have seen in /etc is the configuration directory for the daemon.

Is xinetd running?

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[RhythmAce]

What runlevel do you boot with? If you only have level 3, then we will have to talk you through getting everything to start at bootup. If typing startx brings up the GUI, then that will make life a lot easier.

 

[pctechnician]

i dont know if it's running. how do i know if it's running ?
and if it's not running how do i start it?

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[RhythmAce]

Do you just have a shell prompt or do you have a Windozie kinda thing happening?

 

[pctechnician]

I figured it out for my self. xinetd is in the initd directory

/etc/rc.d/initd/

syntax is /etc/rc.d/initd/xinetd start

appreciate all for trying to help me.

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