FTP server setup

Dear netizen

I need to allow a 1.5GB file for download simultaneously by my users.

Questions:
How do I extend the time-out situation at the server?
How do I also configure the allowed concurrent number of users?

I am currently using the standard FTP server bundled with Linux OS.

Your help is much appreciated!

Thks in advanced.

Rgds, Jessica

jessica kung wrote:

> Questions:
> How do I extend the time-out situation at the server?
> How do I also configure the allowed concurrent number of users?
>
> I am currently using the standard FTP server bundled with Linux OS.

There is no such thing, the only ftp stuff the OS comes with (as far as I
can tell) is for firewalling and letting ft through NAT.

Various different *distributions* of Linux may include an ftp server (many
ftp servers in a lot of cases), but which one(s) depend on which
distribution you use.

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jessica kung <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> How do I extend the time-out situation at the server?
> How do I also configure the allowed concurrent number of users?

Rather often FTP daemon is started by [x]inetd daemon.
If there are too many users trying to connect to the server
at once, the inetd daemon may refuse to start additional
FTP server processes, while sending the following into
/var/log/messages (syslog):

inetd[496]: ftp/tcp server failing (looping or
being flooded), service terminated for 10 min

If you'll notice something like that, then you would need to
adjust [x]inetd settings. If that's old inetd daemon, then
you should replace "nowait" with [for example] "nowait.80"
in /etc/inetd.conf file. Read man pages for more details.

--
andrei