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My goal: On the same router x.x.x.16 (Tumbleweed) x.x.x.44 Leap15.6 to communicate via FTP

On Tumbleweed using Filezilla client

I know I need a server on at least one end: On Leap I was trying
"pure-ftpd" server. It claimed to be simple, but has many options (not explained). So I don't know how to set it up.

When started su on Leap /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd The cursor disappears and
until a ctrl-c, reappears so I assume it started.

On filezilla contacting I get "can't reach server - EHOSTUNREACH

So, NO-GO ----- Any help or wisdom out there?

Thanks, Paul
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From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.suse

On 2025-07-05 20:25, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

My goal: On the same router x.x.x.16 (Tumbleweed) x.x.x.44 Leap15.6 to communicate via FTP

On Tumbleweed using Filezilla client

I know I need a server on at least one end: On Leap I was trying "pure- ftpd" server.  It claimed to be simple, but has many options (not explained). So I don't know how to set it up.

When started su on Leap /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd  The cursor disappears and until a ctrl-c, reappears so I assume it started.

You do not start a daemon on a terminal. You start it, possibly, by
starting the systemd daemon associated with it.

On filezilla contacting I get "can't reach server - EHOSTUNREACH

So, NO-GO  ----- Any help or wisdom out there?

Thanks, Paul

I use vsftpd, so I do not know the details of pure-ftpd out of my head.
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Cheers, Carlos.
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From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.suse

On 2025-07-05 20:25, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

I know I need a server on at least one end: On Leap I was trying "pure- ftpd" server.  It claimed to be simple, but has many options (not explained). So I don't know how to set it up.

Documentation is normally installed on "/usr/share/doc/packages/".

YaST has an ftp server module.

Try also here:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pure-FTPd
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Cheers, Carlos.
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On 2025-07-05 21:00, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-07-05 20:25, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

My goal: On the same router x.x.x.16 (Tumbleweed) x.x.x.44 Leap15.6 to
communicate via FTP

On Tumbleweed using Filezilla client

I know I need a server on at least one end: On Leap I was trying
"pure- ftpd" server.  It claimed to be simple, but has many options
(not explained). So I don't know how to set it up.

When started su on Leap /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd  The cursor disappears and
until a ctrl-c, reappears so I assume it started.

You do not start a daemon on a terminal. You start it, possibly, by
starting the systemd daemon associated with it.

Typo. systemd service.
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Cheers, Carlos.
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From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.suse

On 7/5/25 11:25 AM, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

My goal: On the same router x.x.x.16 (Tumbleweed) x.x.x.44 Leap15.6 to communicate via FTP

On Tumbleweed using Filezilla client

I know I need a server on at least one end: On Leap I was trying "pure- ftpd" server.-a It claimed to be simple, but has many options (not explained). So I don't know how to set it up.

When started su on Leap /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-a The cursor disappears and until a ctrl-c, reappears so I assume it started.

On filezilla contacting I get "can't reach server - EHOSTUNREACH

So, NO-GO-a ----- Any help or wisdom out there?

Thanks, Paul

Thanks to all who responded to my original question.
(1) It has the option of being a Daemon. I just want on-off connection.
(2) I invoke this server "pure-ftpd" from a su Dolphin; quit with a
Ctrl-C. The client, Filezilla, was not connecting. At the time I did
not realize it included a basic "pure-ftpd.conf" that needed to be
included in calling up the server. Filezilla then made a connection: Tumbleweed was connected to LEAP 15.6.

Now, the next problem: the server (pure-ftpd) is on LEAP and Client
Filezilla is on Tumbleweed
(1) Client Filezilla on Tumbleweed (LocalSite) shows from "/" the whole filesystem & filestructure
(2) Server "pure-ftpd" is (Remote site) on LEAP computer. The call for
the local filesystem starts with "/" root directory. It yields "empty"
(3) I know it is protecting the protecting the Remote file system, but I
am same user (administrator), same password on both computers. I can't
figure out how to get the Remote site (LEAP) to open any directories
since "/" comes up as empty.
(a) Permissions for "/" are owned by root (me, both cpu's), Read rites
are for users and others. I ran both server and client under su
Dolphin. No change
(b) What I need to do is temporarily gain permissions for the remote
site LEAP somehow from Tumbleweed or suspend all permissions on LEAP temporarily so the "/" directory will be revealed.
(c) If I reverse Local and Remote sites (Tumbleweed Remote as server and
LEAP as client under filezilla, The Remote connects and successfully
downloads "/" on Tumbleweed as an empty directory.

I need someone with more wisdom on this than me. I know I could run
files between the two with a flash drive, but prefer FTP if possible.
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On 7/5/25 12:41 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-07-05 21:00, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-07-05 20:25, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

My goal: On the same router x.x.x.16 (Tumbleweed) x.x.x.44 Leap15.6
to communicate via FTP

On Tumbleweed using Filezilla client

I know I need a server on at least one end: On Leap I was trying
"pure- ftpd" server.-a It claimed to be simple, but has many options
(not explained). So I don't know how to set it up.

When started su on Leap /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-a The cursor disappears
and until a ctrl-c, reappears so I assume it started.

You do not start a daemon on a terminal. You start it, possibly, by
starting the systemd daemon associated with it.

Typo. systemd service.

Another subject: Cross-posting
How do I do it? I am using Thunderbird

Thanks,
Paul
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On 2025-07-08 02:31, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

On 7/5/25 12:41 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-07-05 21:00, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-07-05 20:25, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

My goal: On the same router x.x.x.16 (Tumbleweed) x.x.x.44 Leap15.6
to communicate via FTP

On Tumbleweed using Filezilla client

I know I need a server on at least one end: On Leap I was trying
"pure- ftpd" server.-a It claimed to be simple, but has many options
(not explained). So I don't know how to set it up.

When started su on Leap /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-a The cursor disappears
and until a ctrl-c, reappears so I assume it started.

You do not start a daemon on a terminal. You start it, possibly, by
starting the systemd daemon associated with it.

Typo. systemd service.

Another subject: Cross-posting
-a-a How do I do it? I am using Thunderbird

You just write the name of the other(s) group in the Newsgroup line.
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Cheers, Carlos.
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From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.suse

On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 17:26:59 -0700
Paul R Schmidtbleicher <prschmi@attglobal.net> wrote:

On 7/5/25 11:25 AM, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

My goal: On the same router x.x.x.16 (Tumbleweed) x.x.x.44 Leap15.6
to communicate via FTP

On Tumbleweed using Filezilla client

I know I need a server on at least one end: On Leap I was trying
"pure- ftpd" server.-a It claimed to be simple, but has many options
(not explained). So I don't know how to set it up.

When started su on Leap /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-a The cursor disappears
and until a ctrl-c, reappears so I assume it started.

On filezilla contacting I get "can't reach server - EHOSTUNREACH

So, NO-GO-a ----- Any help or wisdom out there?

Thanks, Paul

Thanks to all who responded to my original question.
(1) It has the option of being a Daemon. I just want on-off
connection. (2) I invoke this server "pure-ftpd" from a su Dolphin;
quit with a Ctrl-C. The client, Filezilla, was not connecting. At
the time I did not realize it included a basic "pure-ftpd.conf" that
needed to be included in calling up the server. Filezilla then made
a connection: Tumbleweed was connected to LEAP 15.6.

Now, the next problem: the server (pure-ftpd) is on LEAP and Client Filezilla is on Tumbleweed
(1) Client Filezilla on Tumbleweed (LocalSite) shows from "/" the
whole filesystem & filestructure
(2) Server "pure-ftpd" is (Remote site) on LEAP computer. The call
for the local filesystem starts with "/" root directory. It yields
"empty" (3) I know it is protecting the protecting the Remote file
system, but I am same user (administrator), same password on both
computers. I can't figure out how to get the Remote site (LEAP) to
open any directories since "/" comes up as empty.
(a) Permissions for "/" are owned by root (me, both cpu's), Read
rites are for users and others. I ran both server and client under
su Dolphin. No change
(b) What I need to do is temporarily gain permissions for the remote
site LEAP somehow from Tumbleweed or suspend all permissions on LEAP temporarily so the "/" directory will be revealed.
(c) If I reverse Local and Remote sites (Tumbleweed Remote as server
and LEAP as client under filezilla, The Remote connects and
successfully downloads "/" on Tumbleweed as an empty directory.

I need someone with more wisdom on this than me. I know I could run
files between the two with a flash drive, but prefer FTP if possible.

Hi
I would suggest sftp then, as long as the sshd daemon is running that's
all that's needed.. eg `sftp://someuser@somehost:/`

Else look at using flatpak cockpit, it includes a file browser over
ssh...

If you want to mount a remote drive on your internal lan, look at sshfs.
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Cheers Malcolm -#-+-# (Linux Counter #276890)
Tumbleweed 20250707 | GNOME Shell 48.3 | 6.16.0-rc5-1.gbad2c39-default
HP Z440 | Xeon E5-2695 V4 X36 @ 2.10GHz | ARC A380 & RTX4000
up 0:38, 2 users, load average: 0.90, 0.76, 0.56

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On 7/8/25 8:29 AM, Malcolm wrote:

On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 17:26:59 -0700
Paul R Schmidtbleicher <prschmi@attglobal.net> wrote:

On 7/5/25 11:25 AM, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

My goal: On the same router x.x.x.16 (Tumbleweed) x.x.x.44 Leap15.6
to communicate via FTP

On Tumbleweed using Filezilla client

I know I need a server on at least one end: On Leap I was trying
"pure- ftpd" server.-a It claimed to be simple, but has many options
(not explained). So I don't know how to set it up.

When started su on Leap /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-a The cursor disappears
and until a ctrl-c, reappears so I assume it started.

On filezilla contacting I get "can't reach server - EHOSTUNREACH

So, NO-GO-a ----- Any help or wisdom out there?

Thanks, Paul

Thanks to all who responded to my original question.
(1) It has the option of being a Daemon. I just want on-off
connection. (2) I invoke this server "pure-ftpd" from a su Dolphin;
quit with a Ctrl-C. The client, Filezilla, was not connecting. At
the time I did not realize it included a basic "pure-ftpd.conf" that
needed to be included in calling up the server. Filezilla then made
a connection: Tumbleweed was connected to LEAP 15.6.

Now, the next problem: the server (pure-ftpd) is on LEAP and Client
Filezilla is on Tumbleweed
(1) Client Filezilla on Tumbleweed (LocalSite) shows from "/" the
whole filesystem & filestructure
(2) Server "pure-ftpd" is (Remote site) on LEAP computer. The call
for the local filesystem starts with "/" root directory. It yields
"empty" (3) I know it is protecting the protecting the Remote file
system, but I am same user (administrator), same password on both
computers. I can't figure out how to get the Remote site (LEAP) to
open any directories since "/" comes up as empty.
(a) Permissions for "/" are owned by root (me, both cpu's), Read
rites are for users and others. I ran both server and client under
su Dolphin. No change
(b) What I need to do is temporarily gain permissions for the remote
site LEAP somehow from Tumbleweed or suspend all permissions on LEAP
temporarily so the "/" directory will be revealed.
(c) If I reverse Local and Remote sites (Tumbleweed Remote as server
and LEAP as client under filezilla, The Remote connects and
successfully downloads "/" on Tumbleweed as an empty directory.

I need someone with more wisdom on this than me. I know I could run
files between the two with a flash drive, but prefer FTP if possible.

Hi
I would suggest sftp then, as long as the sshd daemon is running that's
all that's needed.. eg `sftp://someuser@somehost:/`

Else look at using flatpak cockpit, it includes a file browser over
ssh...

If you want to mount a remote drive on your internal lan, look at sshfs.

THANKS Malcolm,
"sftpd" - In LEAP 15.6 "vsftpd" Nailed it! I installed it. IN su
Dolphin "\usr\sbin\vsftpd" ran it (as downloaded) on the LEAP 15.6
Machine. In another room on the Tumbleweed Machine I fired up
"Filezilla" entered the host,user,PW,21 and WOW! there it was ->
directories available on both machines. Ctrl-c stops "vsftpd" when I
would be done "sharing" files between both machines.

So, for me: dump "pure-ftpd" and stick with "vsftpd"
I will look into the /etc config stuff for fine-tuning. Thanks Again!
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On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 18:56:14 -0700, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:

IN su Dolphin "\usr\sbin\vsftpd" ran it ...

DOSlexia strikes again ...
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