Looks to me that the permissions are not set up to allow access directly to the file. as user root, can you edit said file ?I'm wondering if you may need to change permissions to the file. Here's my set up: -rw------- 1 root root 4144 Aug 21 19:39 /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf scott wrote: > My vsftpd was working. I use it configured via xinetd and turn it off > (disabled = yes) when I'm not using it to keep the bad guys from > hammering on it. > > Recently I upgraded to 4.2 (via yum update). That' the only change I > know of on the system. And I didn't have any problems with it. > > Today when I try to ftp, i enabled it in xinetd.d (with disable = no > and a "service xinetd restart") But I can't connect. Well, I > connect, but then I'm dropped with the reply: > > 500 OOPS: cannot open config file:/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf > > The config file is there: > -rw------- 1 ftp ftp 4271 Oct 23 21:03 vsftpd.conf > > I haven't changed it's permissions. > > the ftp account appears intact: > ftp:x:14:50:FTP User:/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin > > There are no related entries on tehlog, only the connect in > /var/log/secure: > Oct 23 21:11:58 tn1 xinetd[13086]: START: ftp pid=13113 from=xx.xx.xx.xx > > I tried starting it manually via service vsftpd start. That appeared > to start fine, but when I look no process is running. > > So I tried to start it manually and get teh same error > > [root at tn1 init.d]# /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf > 500 OOPS: cannot open config file:/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf > > Anyone help? > > Thanks, Scott > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > >