Troubleshoot FTP

Article currently under construction. Last updated 4-28-2015

When done, it'll look a whole lot like the "Troubleshoot TFTP" article in structure.

Testing FTP

Try to get a file with Linux:

To explain what's happening below,

These commands are NOT done on your FOG server, they are done on another Linux machine (this example uses Fedora).

Create a test file with some data in it to send later.

Start ftp (may need installed first).

Open connection to FOG server.

Provide username.

Provide password.

Change to /images directory.

List directory contents.

Upload file.

List directory contents to verify.

Download the file.

Delete the file.

Exit ftp.

[administrator@D620 ~]$ echo 'some text here to send later' > test.txt
[administrator@D620 ~]$ ftp
ftp> open 10.0.0.3
Connected to 10.0.0.3 (10.0.0.3).
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.2)
Name (10.0.0.3:administrator): fog
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> cd /images
250 Directory successfully changed.
ftp> ls
227 Entering Passive Mode (10,0,0,3,204,176).
150 Here comes the directory listing.
drwxrwxrwx    2 0        0            4096 Apr 10 03:38 Optiplex745WinXPconfiguredApril2015
drwxrwxrwx    2 0        0            4096 Apr 10 03:39 dev
drwxrwxrwx    2 0        0           16384 Apr 07 01:58 lost+found
drwxrwxrwx    2 0        0            4096 Apr 08 00:59 postdownloadscripts
226 Directory send OK.
ftp> put test.txt
local: test.txt remote: test.txt
227 Entering Passive Mode (10,0,0,3,132,59).
150 Ok to send data.
226 Transfer complete.
29 bytes sent in 0.000114 secs (254.39 Kbytes/sec)
ftp> ls
227 Entering Passive Mode (10,0,0,3,118,48).
150 Here comes the directory listing.
drwxrwxrwx    2 0        0            4096 Apr 10 03:38 Optiplex745WinXPconfiguredApril2015
drwxrwxrwx    2 0        0            4096 Apr 10 03:39 dev
drwxrwxrwx    2 0        0           16384 Apr 07 01:58 lost+found
drwxrwxrwx    2 0        0            4096 Apr 08 00:59 postdownloadscripts
-rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           29 Apr 30 00:29 test.txt
226 Directory send OK.
ftp> get test.txt
local: test.txt remote: test.txt
227 Entering Passive Mode (10,0,0,3,190,81).
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for test.txt (29 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
29 bytes received in 0.000529 secs (54.82 Kbytes/sec)
ftp> delete test.txt
250 Delete operation successful.
ftp> exit
421 Timeout.
[administrator@D620 ~]$

Try to get a file with Windows:

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FTP Service

Fedora 20/21

status/enable/restart

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Ubuntu

status/enable/restart

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FTP Settings File

Fedora:

Location:

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To display file:

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It should look a lot like this:

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To edit:

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Explanation of settings:

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Ubuntu:

Location:

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To display file:

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It should look a lot like this:

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To edit:

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Explanation of settings:

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