Problem with uninstall ProFTPD

[Azurel]

I want uninstall ProFTPD ftpserver. This service is deactivated and I don't need it, because I use winscp with auth-key and passphrase to upload files.

But this is what I get from plesk

The following components depend on the components you are going to remove or conflict with components you are going to install:

Apache mod_perl module, Apache mod_fcgid module, Parallels Plesk Panel, Plesk Updater, PHP5 support, Apache web server support, Apache mod_python module, Plesk Web hosting, Webalizer webstat

To complete the removal or installation, additionally remove the dependent or conflicting components. To cancel the removal or installation of certain components, select the corresponding option from the actions list.

I don't understand... what is here the problem?

 

[Faris Raouf]

The RPM is psa-prodtpd and Plesk has it as a requirement (or the other way around). Therefore, when you try to remove it, it tries to remove Plesk and other Plesk components too.

Use --nodeps if you must remove it, but quite frankly if you have disabled it then why bother causing a potential problem? In addition, installing future Plesk MUs will probably re-install it at some point, or may fail in some horrible way. So I'd just leave it as it is.

 

[InderS]

Hello,

Yes. I will also suggest you to do not try to remove ProFTPD from your server. You can keep disable that on your server, If you don't want to use it.

 

[Azurel]

Thanks for your answers. Thats help me.

I have disable ftp for long time with "chkconfig ftp_psa off".

 

[Faris Raouf]

Really? What OS do you use?

In Centos/RedHat, psa-proftpd runs via xinetd and so there is no ftp_psa init service for chkconfig to adjust, so I'm guessing you use something more "exotic" like Ubuntu or something

Note that an even simpler thing would be to firewall port 21. This pretty much guarantees no problems with Plesk's internal checks.

 

[Azurel]

I use centOS 6.5 anf "Server > Firewall" says:

FTP server Deny incoming from all

Google it: http://www.openkb.org/plesk-disable-ftp/

 

[Faris Raouf]

OOps!

I got that wrong!

Contrary to my knowledge of the chkconfig command, it actually reaches into xinetd.d and switched it off!
My initial test showed that it did not, but I was using psa_ftp instead of ftp_psa which was why it wasn't working!

Anyway, you have it firewalled so all is well anyway!

 

[KristianM]

so I'm guessing you use something more "exotic" like Ubuntu or something

Ubuntu is in no way exotic at all
However Ubuntu/Debian does not use chkconfig, it has tools like update-inetd which can be used to enable or disable services.

Regards,
Kristian

P.S: Sorry for Offtopic