garys Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 I recently got a dedicated server and have had trouble finding answers to questions about configuring it. I don't want to open a help ticket for every question. The wpanel documentation is very sparse and I haven't found server configuration answers on these forums. Is there another source anyone can recommend? For example, my latest problem is setting up anonymous ftp. It's easy to set up, but the directory it's using is not in the ftp directory of the account being accessed; it's in /home/ftp. I don't know if this has to do with the account being set up to use the same IP address as the server (I tried changing it, but that created a different problem). Even more general information, like the best strategy for assigning IPs to accounts (and why), would be very useful. Any suggestions? Thanks. gs Quote
MikeJ Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 For example, my latest problem is setting up anonymous ftp. It's easy to set up, but the directory it's using is not in the ftp directory of the account being accessed; it's in /home/ftp. I don't know if this has to do with the account being set up to use the same IP address as the server (I tried changing it, but that created a different problem). Step 1 in setting up Anonymous FTP: Don't use anonymous FTP. You *really* don't want to do that. You'd be much better off just setting up a regular FTP and providing a general account to those you want to upload files to you. Anonymous FTP get's so abused it's not even funny. However, if you really must have anonymous FTP, put the account that you want anonymous FTP enabled for on a separate IP address from the primary server address, and not shared with any others, and it should correct your problem (it won't work correctly on the primary IP). Even more general information, like the best strategy for assigning IPs to accounts (and why), would be very useful. Any suggestions? You generally should not assign a separate IP for any site unless it has something that requires a dedicated IP address, which will primarily only be for anonymous FTP as above, or for SSL (you can only bind one SSL certificate to an IP address, so each one requires a dedicated one). If you have any more hiccups or questions, feel free to ask in these forums. P.S. Welcome to the forums! Quote
abinidi Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Welcome to the forums! We sure do like to help, so be sure to come back with more questions. Don't be a stranger -- you're familiy! Quote
garys Posted April 22, 2006 Author Posted April 22, 2006 Mike, Thanks for the information. I'm taking your advice and setting up a separate account for FTP rather than using anonymous. What I'd *really* like is an ftp user with all the restrictions of an anonymous user (e.g., uploads only, no mkdir, etc.) AND a required password. But this will do for now. Thanks again. gs Quote
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