can't connect to ftp "cannot display the directory content"

Hi.
Some time ago I've set up a server based on this tutorial:
http://www.ispconfig.org/news/tutor...bian-6-0-with-bind-dovecot-nginx-ispconfig-3/

Everything was working fine just until recently that I realized ftp accounts don't work, old and new ones both.

Any ideas on why it could stop working out of sudden?

regards
Bartosz Jakubowiak

 

Where do I find pure-ftp error log?

/var/log/pure-ftp has only transfer logs.

 

pure-ftpd should put errors into /var/log/syslog

 

and log from filezilla

 

Have you tried using a different ftp client?

 

OK. I got it working (almost).
As you suggested I had tried a different ftp client (total cmd) and it connecter right away.
hmmm... why can't filezilla do that anymore. So I tracked down the cause - passive and active mode. My whole life always connected using passive mode.
So how do I enable back the passive mode in pure-ftpd?

 

Maybe this is what you're looking for:
http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52226

 

you must to try to activate passive mode un ftp client

 

If you have installed a firewall that restricts FTP to only port 21 then you may observe this problem. To fix that, open /etc/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.conf for editing and remove the hash to uncomment the following line (about 1/3rd of the way down the file).

# PassivePortRange 30000 50000

Restart pure-ftpd by issuing this command.

service pure-ftpd restart

Finally, you'll need to open that TCP port range in your firewall. Normally that's done by adding "30000_50000" (less quotes) to the ingress & egress TCP open port lists.

You should now be able to list content with an FTP client.