getting ftpd up on linux

[saimike]

hi guys,

i've just started running mandrake 9.1 on an older dell latitude, and i'm having problems getting ftpd to come up. i've installed proftpd, but when i try to run it, i get this error msg:


[root@sandy rc5.d]# pwd
/etc/rc5.d
[root@sandy rc5.d]# ./S85proftpd start
Starting proftpd: sandy - Fatal: unable to determine IP address of 'sandy'.
[FAILED]

it would seem that the error was generated by /usr/sbin/proftpd, which is a binary. so i wasn't able to decipher how it would try to determine the host IP. eth0 and lo is up, and i am able to telnet to it, etc so i'm quite stumped as to what is happening. any help would be much appreciated.

ps i'm not sure if this is the best forum to post this. pls let me know if u know of a more appropriate forum, or a linux forum off site.

 

[Nothinman]

If there's no DNS for that host add it to /etc/hosts.

 

[RhythmAddict]

also make sure the service is turned on. I dont know about mandrake, but the svc is turned off by default in RH. should be somethin like /etc/xinetd.inf or somethin i forget

 

[drag]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
If there's no DNS for that host add it to /etc/hosts.

Yep, check /etc/hosts. Their should be a entry for your computer's name in there. Double check by making sure that "ping sandy" works. If their is no entry, just add one.
Something like

127.0.0.1 localhost sandy

or

<your.ip.address.here> sandy

something like that.