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Luminary

May 14, 2016

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Is FrontView ProFTPd Custom Configuration Broken?

I am running ReadyNAS 6.4.2 and need to do some custom configuration for proftpd, beyond what FrontView permits. The default configuration for proftpd is in /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf . This configu...

mdgm-ntgr
May 24, 2016
We'll include overrides at both the beginning and end of the main config file in the next firmware release (6.5.1).

Skywalker

NETGEAR Expert

May 16, 2016

That's not how proftpd works. It keeps the first configured setting, so overrides must be at the beginning.

CarlEdman
Luminary
May 16, 2016
Are you positive? That is possible, of course, but unusual and all my tests confirm that it is the *last* value set that takes, not the first.
- Skywalker
  NETGEAR Expert
  May 16, 2016
  Well, it looks like it's not exactly black-and-white. Some settings take the first value, other settings take the last value. That's no fun.
  - CarlEdman
    Luminary
    May 16, 2016
    Wow! That's screwed up. Unless there is a good reason for that, proftpd may not be as well written as I thought.