topic Re: FTP service problem in Operating System - OpenVMS

FTP service problem

Gerry Downey — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:45:38 GMT

Hello everyone.
I have a problem with TCPIP where the FTP service sometimes doesn't start after a reboot. I found the following document in another thread

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/asktima/communications/CHAMP_SRC960729007492.html

Within this document it says to run
SYS$MANAGER:TCPIP$SERVICE_SETUP.COM

This command file doesn't exist on my system.
Neither do the files
TCPIP$FTPC.EXE or TCPIP$FTPD.EXE
which it suggests to check their permissions.

Does anyone know why these dont exist?
The version I'm running is TCPIP 5.4 ECO4
(VMS 7.3-2)

Thanks,
Gerry

Re: FTP service problem

Phillip Thayer — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:25:23 GMT

Gerry, Check your system startup procedure and see if the TCPIP was installed in another location. The system startup procedure may try to start the FTP from another location. Did you change anything on the system before this happened?

Phil

Re: FTP service problem

Volker Halle — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:33:45 GMT

Gerry,

these file have changed their names in recent versions of TCPIP:

$ DIR SYS$SYSTEM:TCPIP$*FTP*.EXE

Did you check OPERATOR.LOG for error messages during TCPIP startup ?

Volker.

Re: FTP service problem

Steven Schweda — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:54:05 GMT

You might also look for clues in
"SYS$SYSDEVICE:[TCPIP$FTP]TCPIP$FTP_RUN.LOG".

Not that it matters here, but ECO 5 is current.

Re: FTP service problem

Daniel Fernandez Illan — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:14:18 GMT

Gerry

On TCPIP 5.4 ECO4 files

SYS$MANAGER:TCPIP$SERVICE_SETUP.COM, TCPIP$FTPC.EXE and TCPIP$FTPD.EXE

does not exits.
Files for FTP are on SYS$SYSTEM.

You need use SYS$MANAGER:TCPIP$CONFIG.COM to configure FTP on your node and add

@SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$STARTUP.COM

on your SYSSTARTUP_VMS.COM file

Saludos.
Daniel.

Re: FTP service problem

Gerry Downey — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:46:38 GMT

TCPIP$STARTUP runs as part of the VMS startup. When the FTP service is stopped, if I look at TCPIP$CONFIG, it tells me that
FTP is enabled and started.

Re: FTP service problem

Steven Schweda — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:54:14 GMT

Generally, "enabled and started" would be the
opposite of "stopped". Why do you say that
it's stopped (or not started)?

Re: FTP service problem

Arch_Muthiah — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:52:30 GMT

Gerry,

check FTP service is enabled using...
$TCPIP show service FTP

if you don't see the STATE is enabled, try

$TCPIP enable service FTP

if you continue having the problem, then as per Mr.Dan suggestion, better start cinfigure TCPIP using

$ sys$manager:TCPIP$config

To start automatically when the system starts up, and to stop automatically when the system shuts down, edit the SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM file and uncomment the following line:

$!$ @SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$STARTUP.COM

Archunan

Re: FTP service problem

Daniel Fernandez Illan — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:12:11 GMT

Gerry
Are you used SYS$MANAGER:TCPIP$CONFIG to "enable and start" FTP client and FTP server?.

In this case you can display with INSTALL LIST command these images:

TCPIP$FTP_CHILD;1
Open Hdr Shared Prv
TCPIP$FTP_CLIENT;1
Open Hdr Shared
TCPIP$FTP_SERVER;1

and using SHO SYS command a process with name:

TCPIP$FTP_1

Saludos.
Daniel.