FTP Problems

Discussion in 'Installation/Configuration' started by DanMB, Mar 18, 2006.

  1. DanMB

    DanMB New Member

    heres the problemim getting:

    Code:
     /etc/init.d/proftpd restart
Shutting down proftpd:                                     [FAILED]
Starting proftpd:  - getaddrinfo 'neptune.crystal-host.co.uk' error: Name or ser         vice not known
 - warning: unable to determine IP address of 'neptune.crystal-host.co.uk'
 - getaddrinfo 'neptune.crystal-host.co.uk' error: Name or service not known
 - warning: unable to determine IP address of 'neptune.crystal-host.co.uk'
 - ProFTPD terminating (signal 11)
 - FTP session closed.
     
    DanMB, Mar 18, 2006
    #1
  2. falko

    falko Super Moderator Howtoforge Staff

    neptune.crystal-host.co.uk does not exist as a DNS record. You should create a DNS record for it; until then you can put neptune.crystal-host.co.uk into /etc/hosts. That will solve the problem.
     
    falko, Mar 18, 2006
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