40.2. The ProFTPD Server Module

The ProFTPD Server module icon can be found in Webmin under the Servers tab on the main menu. When you click on it, the module's main page will appear as shown in Figure 40.1, assuming that you actually have the server installed. If the main page displays an error message like The ProFTPD server /usr/sbin/proftpd could not be found on your system instead, then the server is probably not installed and thus the module cannot be used. Most Linux distributions include a ProFTPD package on their CD or website, so use the Software Packages module (covered in Chapter 12) to install it. If no package exists, download the source code from www.proftpd.org, compile, and install it. If you already have some other FTP server ...

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