create pureftpd user

[Lem0nHead]

hello

i use cPanel and i've switched from proftpd to pureftpd, but i can't find how to create a pure-ftpd user without using cPanel

i found that the /etc/proftpd/ dir is being modified (probably by cPanel), since some files last modified date is tomorrow... so maybe the pure-ftpd just import proftpd config?

thanks

[Lem0nHead]

maybe i can use pure-pw useradd
?

or it will conflict?

[grig]

i've been working on this too.

it seems that cpanel uses a hodge podge of pure-ftp and pro-ftp configs

pure-ftp command line calls reveal that there is no password file for it so i doubt you can use it the way it was intended.

# pure-pw list
Unable to open the passwd file: No such file or directory

# pure-pw show grig
Unable to open the passwd file: No such file or directory
Unable to fetch info about user [grig] in file [/etc/pureftpd.passwd]

i wish the cpanel ftp stuff was documented correctly somewhere

i need to find the file that stores the passwords and directories so i can maintain them with my own scripts

[grig]

i case someones reading this:

- I am using pure-ftp

- in /etc/proftpd/passwd.vhosts you can find the users created but this doesn't seem to be controlling the behavior of ftp. i can remove a user from the passwd.vhosts and still log in with that user (after restarting the ftp services)

- i've seen mention on these forums of the /etc/proftpd.conf file (mine is blank but there)

WHERE ARE THE PASSWORDS AND PATHS DEFINED!?!?

[grig]

when running the scripts for restarting FTP, i noticed they're all the same command line script

Starting pure-authd:
# /scripts/restartsrv_pureftpd
Starting pure-config.pl: Running: /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd -O clf:/var/log/xferlog -lextauth:/var/run/ftpd.sock --daemonize -A -c50 -B -C8 -D -fftp -H -I15 -lextauth:/var/run/ftpd.sock -L2000:8 -m4 -s -U133:022 -u100 -Oxferlog:/usr/local/apache/domlogs/ftpxferlog -k99 -Z -Y1
[ OK ]
Starting pure-authd:
# /scripts/restartsrv_proftpd
Starting pure-config.pl: Running: /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd -O clf:/var/log/xferlog -lextauth:/var/run/ftpd.sock --daemonize -A -c50 -B -C8 -D -fftp -H -I15 -lextauth:/var/run/ftpd.sock -L2000:8 -m4 -s -U133:022 -u100 -Oxferlog:/usr/local/apache/domlogs/ftpxferlog -k99 -Z -Y1
[ OK ]
Starting pure-authd:
# /scripts/restartsrv_ftpserver
Starting pure-config.pl: Running: /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd -O clf:/var/log/xferlog -lextauth:/var/run/ftpd.sock --daemonize -A -c50 -B -C8 -D -fftp -H -I15 -lextauth:/var/run/ftpd.sock -L2000:8 -m4 -s -U133:022 -u100 -Oxferlog:/usr/local/apache/domlogs/ftpxferlog -k99 -Z -Y1

[grig]

A solution!

Yay!

- root access via shell is needed (you will not see this file via FTP - since FTP is a jailed account)

-the password file is in /etc/proftpd/ it will be the name of the virtual host

- you will need to generate the right md5 password, this can be done with:
/scripts/md5crypt

- you will need to create your own folders

- you don't need to restart any services after making the changes


(I have no idea if cpanel will clobber this or not) for safety, update the other password file i mentioned above)

hope this helps! Now I can write my own web app to create accounts and i no longer have to use public_html as the root (i can't believe this is the default!)

p.s. always back up your files before you mess with them

[justchil]

Have you tried setting up/down bandwith or changing the quota using this? I make changes yet nothing happens.

[/etc/proftpd]# pure-pw show wvstreets -f chilz59

Login : wvstreets
Password : *******
UID : 32003 (chilz59)
GID : 504 (chilz59)
Directory : /home/chilz59/public_html/wvstreets
Full name : chilz59
Download bandwidth : 5 Kb (enabled)
Upload bandwidth : 5 Kb (enabled)
Max files : 0 (unlimited)
Max size : 0 Mb (unlimited)
Ratio : 0:0 (unlimited:unlimited)
Allowed local IPs :
Denied local IPs :
Allowed client IPs :
Denied client IPs :
Time restrictions : 0000-0000 (unlimited)
Max sim sessions : 0 (unlimited)

I used:

pure-pw usermod wvstreets -t 5 -T 5 -f chilz59


Yet nothing happens.

Here is the line from the "chilz59" file.

wvstreets:******:32003:504:chilz59:/home/chilz59/public_html/wvstreets:5120:5120::::::::::

[justchil]

Ok scratch all that. I'm going to setup another standalone ftp that will work properly