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i installed vsftpd and now cant find the application

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i used the synaptics package manager to install vsftp. i am now unable to find the application. how do i run the application. just new to ubuntu and linux.

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David Rekowski (david-rekowski) said : 		#1

vsftpd is a daemon, which means it is not run like a normal application from the graphical frontend. You can start it manually by running
$ /etc/init.d/vsftpd start
This will start the ftp server but won't restart it after reboot. If you want to have it start on reboot, call
$ update-rc.d -f vsftpd defaults

Alternatively, you can use the System->Administration->Services to configure system services.

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massimo (massimog) said : 		#2

Thanks i understand that now. How do i configure the server.

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Best David Rekowski (david-rekowski) said : 		#3

You need to edit /etc/vsftpd.conf It's quite well documented and you should be able to find more hints on the internet. You could use proftpd instead and read about configuring it at http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Feisty#FTP_Server

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massimo (massimog) said : 		#4

Thanks David Rekowski, that solved my question.