Re: [ERROR][Address already in use]?

Jeremy Kitchen <[email protected]> Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:12:21 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.network.pureftpd.user
Organization GreyStar Solutions
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On Monday 30 January 2006 18:45, Bart Kelsey wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've been struggling to get my ftp server configured correctly for
> over a week. The following message appears in the PureFTP
> Manager log (Mac OS 10.2.8):
>
> Jan 26 21:06:39 bvk2's-Computer pure-ftpd: (?@?) [ERROR]
> Unable to start a standalone server: [Address already in use]

you have something else running on that port.

> I have FTP access ticked in the Mac OS firewall settings:
> FTP access (20-21 or 1024-65535 from 20-21)
> However, when I run the Network Utility program>Port Scan tab,
> there are only two open ports: 21 and 139
> Even when I open a new port in the Mac's Firewall tab > New > eg.
> port 20, Port scan doen't show the new port is open.

right, ports aren't actually 'open' unless something is using it.  In this=
=20
case, something is using port 21.

figure out what's using port 21, disable it, and then you'll be able to sta=
rt=20
pure-ftpd :)

=2DJeremy

=2D-=20
Jeremy Kitchen ++ [email protected]

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