Anonymous FTP fails with 503 error

[joshenry]

Yup, that user is in the passwd file:

web11_anonftp:x:12011:12011::/var/www/web11/ftp:/bin/false

I've tried the method of removing the anonymous ftp from the site, waiting a few minutes then putting it back on. Doesn't have any errors (had to do the -M -> -m fix though).

[falko]

Originally Posted by joshenry

I've tried the method of removing the anonymous ftp from the site, waiting a few minutes then putting it back on. Doesn't have any errors (had to do the -M -> -m fix though).

What fix do you mean?

I've just checked on my system, and I also don't have an anonymous user, but it's working on my system. This is my /etc/proftpd.conf (I've left out the comments):

ServerName                      "Debian"
ServerType                      standalone
DeferWelcome                    off
ShowSymlinks                    on
MultilineRFC2228                on
DefaultServer                   on
ShowSymlinks                    on
AllowOverwrite                  on
TimeoutNoTransfer               600
TimeoutStalled                  600
TimeoutIdle                     1200
DisplayLogin                    welcome.msg
DisplayFirstChdir               .message
LsDefaultOptions                "-l"
DenyFilter                      \*.*/
Port                            21
MaxInstances                    30
User                            nobody
Group                           nogroup
DefaultRoot ~
IdentLookups off
ServerIdent on "FTP Server ready."
<Directory /*>
  Umask                         022  022
  AllowOverwrite                on
</Directory>
Include /etc/proftpd_ispconfig.conf

[joshenry]

Originally Posted by falko

What fix do you mean?

I was reading through the forums to find a fix for this problem and some people had an issue with ISPConfig unable to make the web*_anonftp. The problem was an -M tag in the command. I can't remember where I saw it on here but someone had a fix and the -M should be -m . Once I did that the system was able to create the anon user but I still have the error.

I'll check through the proftpd.conf file when I get to work and see if I have any weird errors in it.