pure-ftpd restricting # of files displayed

[mrprez]

Pure-ftpd is limiting the number of files displayed to 2000. This is causing problems and I need to adjust this level. I edited /etc/pure-ftpd.conf but the changes did not take effect. I did restart FTP.

Anyone have any ideas?

John

 

[bmcclure]

*bump*

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[bmcclure]

I think CPanel might use a command-lin -based way of starting Pure-FTPD instead of using the conf file. I need this as well. My customer uses moveable type and has abotu 4,000 files in her archives directory. I don't want to go back to ProFTP though...

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[bmcpanel]

I also attempted to edit the .conf file to change the number of concurrent users allowed, and it did not change. I would also like to know how to edit PureFtp settings. This is important.

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[Annette]

In /etc/pure-ftpd.conf, find this:

# 'ls' recursion limits. The first argument is the maximum number of
# files to be displayed. The second one is the max subdirectories depth

LimitRecursion 2000 8

Set the limits to whatever depth you feel is necessary. Save it, chattr the file, restart pure-ftp.

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[bmcclure]

I've tried everything you mentioned (as I said above) except the chattr thing. I'm not familiar with it. What attributes do I want to give the file? Thanks.

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[Annette]

chattr +i so the updates don't change it back to the default of 2000 8 as above. We have one set at 20000 8 for a user on one server, since he has about 12000 in a single directory, with more every day, and it works well.

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[bmcclure]

still truncates to 2000. I have it set in the file to 20000 10. I did the "chattr +i pure-ftpd.conf" and "service pure-ftpd restart" and it still truncates to 2000. Any other ideas?

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[Sash]

The file to edit is /etc/sysconfig/pure-ftpd . The option you want to edit is "--limitrecursion", located at the bottom. Make sure to restart pureftpd after the change.

Mike

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[Annette]

Interesting. We didn't touch anything other than the file in /etc and all is well - although we've made a couple of modifications that might negate normal use. One of the vagaries we have to live with, I suppose. Whatever works to close out another ticket can't be anything other than good, IMO.

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[goodmove]

Originally posted by Annette
We have one set at 20000 8 for a user on one server, since he has about 12000 in a single directory, with more every day, and it works well.

Annette, how did you set that for a single user? Is the conf file not server wide?

 

[Annette]

No, that's for all users on the same server (and only that server, as we've not changed the defaults on any of the others). That one client just happens to be the only one who has ever needed to list so many files, so we blame it on him.

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[bmcclure]

Odd, limitrecursion, recursion, or th enumber 2000 aren't found anywhere in that file /etc/sysconfig/pure-ftpd.

Should I add it?

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[Annette]

You can add it, yes. The long item format is:

--limitrecursion=xxxx:yyyy

Where xxxx is the max number of files per listing and yyyy is the max directory depth.

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[zye]

Pireftpd - FXP

How do i enable FXP on Pureftpd ?

I need it urgent.

Thx in advance
ZYE

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[carlgm]

Pure-ftpd needs to be updated.

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[infinityws]

Originally posted by Annette
You can add it, yes. The long item format is:

--limitrecursion=xxxx:yyyy

Where xxxx is the max number of files per listing and yyyy is the max directory depth.

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I did this

--limitrecursion=40000:8

but it still limits to 2000 files :/

 

[jackal]

ok in /etc/pure-ftpd.conf
we have this set
LimitRecursion 40000 12


In /etc/sysconfig/pure-ftpd we have added this file.

--LimitRecursion=40000:12

Then we chattr'ed both files and did a ftp restart in whm under restart services. We are still only showing 2000 files any ideas here?

 

[nickn]

I have mine set exactly as you do, and 4000 works fine.

Did you restart PureFTPd afterwards, making sure all pureftpd processes were dead before restarting?

 

[jackal]

Well Maybe I am not starting and stopping it correctly and killing processes, Give me a example fo how you would do this to see if I am doing it the same way.