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Hello.

I just installed and set up vsftpd v2.0.1 (apt-get) on my Debian v3.1
(Kernel v2.6.8) box. I seem to have problems using ncftp client (yes, I
am old school text user) in downloading a folder/directory with many
deep subfolders/subdirectories. I use mget -R foldername to download
everything in that folder as requested. It worked fine with wu-ftpd
server I had before, but needed to dump it.

What am I missing? I tried ncftp from both a PowerBook G4 (Mac OS X
10.2.8) and localhost of the Debian box. Both only got the files and
folders/directories in the root.

Thank you in advance. :)
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I discovered debug and enabled it in ncftp:

ncftp /home/ant > mget -R test

Quote:> mget -R test

Cmd: MLST test
500: Unknown command.
Cmd: PWD
257: "/home/ant"
Cmd: CWD test
250: Directory successfully changed.
Cmd: CWD /home/ant
250: Directory successfully changed.
Cmd: MDTM test.tar
550: Could not get file modification time.
Cmd: TYPE I
200: Switching to Binary mode.
Cmd: PASV
227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,233,118)
Cmd: RETR test.tar
550: Failed to open file.
Cmd: PWD
257: "/home/ant"
Cmd: CWD test
250: Directory successfully changed.
Cmd: TYPE A
200: Switching to ASCII mode.
Cmd: PASV
227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,121,228)
Cmd: LIST -Ra
150: Here comes the directory listing.
226: Directory send OK.
Cmd: CWD /home/ant
250: Directory successfully changed.
Cmd: MDTM test/LastTVshows.txt
213: 20050108073325
Cmd: PASV
227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,95,41)
Cmd: RETR test/LastTVshows.txt
150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/LastTVshows.txt (108 bytes).
test/LastTVshows.txt:             ETA:   0:00  108.00/108.00 B    1.00 MB/s   226: File send OK.
test/LastTVshows.txt:                                  108.00 B  460.56 kB/s
Cmd: MDTM test/SmallSquirrel.gif
213: 20030628041208
Cmd: TYPE I
200: Switching to Binary mode.
Cmd: PASV
227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,65,9)
Cmd: RETR test/Squirrel.gif
150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/Squirrel.gif (1844 bytes).
test/SmallSquirrel.gif:           ETA:   0:00    1.80/  1.80 kB   20.69 MB/s   226: File send OK.
test/SmallSquirrel.gif:                                  1.80 kB    8.41 MB/s
Cmd: MDTM test/VisiBoneHTML.gif
213: 20020225090427
Cmd: PASV
227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,223,30)
Cmd: RETR test/VisiBoneHTML.gif
150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/VisiBoneHTML.gif (622402 bytes).
test/VisiBoneHTML.gif:            ETA:   0:00   32.00/607.81 kB   93.28 MB/s   226: File send OK.
test/VisiBoneHTML.gif:                                 607.81 kB   95.40 MB/s
Cmd: MDTM test/ant.gif
213: 20050101163408
Cmd: PASV
227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,147,133)
Cmd: RETR test/foo.gif
150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/foo.gif (585 bytes).
test/foo.gif:                     ETA:   0:00  585.00/585.00 B    3.49 MB/s   226: File send OK.
test/foo.gif:                                          585.00 B    1.21 MB/s
Cmd: MDTM test/readme.txt
213: 20050126061143
Cmd: TYPE A
200: Switching to ASCII mode.
Cmd: PASV
227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,239,48)
Cmd: RETR test/readme.txt
150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/computers.txt (3641 bytes).
test/readme.txt:               ETA:   0:00    3.56/  3.56 kB   27.56 MB/s   226: File send OK.
test/readme.txt:                                      3.56 kB   15.16 MB/s
Cmd: MDTM test/movies.txt
213: 20050202045100
Cmd: PASV
227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,188,231)
Cmd: RETR test/movies.txt
150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/movies.txt (951 bytes).
test/movies.txt:                  ETA:   0:00  951.00/951.00 B   10.19 MB/s   226: File send OK.
test/movies.txt:                                       951.00 B    4.63 MB/s
Cmd: MDTM test/signature.txt
213: 20050218092832
Cmd: PASV
227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,117,211)
Cmd: RETR test/signature.txt
150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/signature.txt (402 bytes).
test/signature.txt:               ETA:   0:00  402.00/402.00 B    4.56 MB/s   226: File send OK.
test/signature.txt:                                    402.00 B    2.05 MB/s

Any ideas why I am getting error for test.tar?
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Maybe you have no read permissions for the file.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

I suggest switching to wget instead of mget.

Man wget.

Is it downloading the contents of test.tar?  There is something about this
in man ncftp.  Personally, I don't seem to be able to get any recursive
command to go deeper than one directory.  The man page doesn't specifically
say that you can go deeper; it just says that you can retrieve the
conttents of an entire directory with the -R switch.

I still like ncftp the best, and I am a KDE user.

Doug.
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Quote:> > ncftp /home/ant > mget -R test

> > Cmd: MDTM test.tar
> > 550: Could not get file modification time.
> > Cmd: TYPE I
> > 200: Switching to Binary mode.
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,233,118)
> > Cmd: RETR test.tar
> > 550: Failed to open file.
> > Any ideas why I am getting error for test.tar?
> Maybe you have no read permissions for the file.

I think test.tar is from ncftp or something for download compression.
wu-ftpd did this, but I don't know why vsftpd is having this problem?

I do not have this .tar file anywhere so it is a temporary file during
download.
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Quote:> >> I just installed and set up vsftpd v2.0.1 (apt-get) on my Debian v3.1
> >> (Kernel v2.6.8) box. I seem to have problems using ncftp client (yes, I
> >> am old school text user) in downloading a folder/directory with many
> >> deep subfolders/subdirectories. I use mget -R foldername to download
> >> everything in that folder as requested. It worked fine with wu-ftpd
> >> server I had before, but needed to dump it.

> >> What am I missing? I tried ncftp from both a PowerBook G4 (Mac OS X
> >> 10.2.8) and localhost of the Debian box. Both only got the files and
> >> folders/directories in the root.

> >> Thank you in advance. :)

> > I discovered debug and enabled it in ncftp:

> > ncftp /home/ant > mget -R test
> >> mget -R test

> > Cmd: MLST test
> > 500: Unknown command.
> > Cmd: PWD
> > 257: "/home/ant"
> > Cmd: CWD test
> > 250: Directory successfully changed.
> > Cmd: CWD /home/ant
> > 250: Directory successfully changed.
> > Cmd: MDTM test.tar
> > 550: Could not get file modification time.
> > Cmd: TYPE I
> > 200: Switching to Binary mode.
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,233,118)
> > Cmd: RETR test.tar
> > 550: Failed to open file.
> > Cmd: PWD
> > 257: "/home/ant"
> > Cmd: CWD test
> > 250: Directory successfully changed.
> > Cmd: TYPE A
> > 200: Switching to ASCII mode.
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,121,228)
> > Cmd: LIST -Ra
> > 150: Here comes the directory listing.
> > 226: Directory send OK.
> > Cmd: CWD /home/ant
> > 250: Directory successfully changed.
> > Cmd: MDTM test/LastTVshows.txt
> > 213: 20050108073325
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,95,41)
> > Cmd: RETR test/LastTVshows.txt
> > 150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/LastTVshows.txt (108
> > bytes).
> > test/LastTVshows.txt:             ETA:   0:00  108.00/108.00 B    1.00
> > MB/s   226: File send OK.
> > test/LastTVshows.txt:                                  108.00 B  460.56
> > kB/s Cmd: MDTM test/SmallSquirrel.gif
> > 213: 20030628041208
> > Cmd: TYPE I
> > 200: Switching to Binary mode.
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,65,9)
> > Cmd: RETR test/Squirrel.gif
> > 150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/Squirrel.gif (1844
> > bytes).
> > test/SmallSquirrel.gif:           ETA:   0:00    1.80/  1.80 kB   20.69
> > MB/s   226: File send OK.
> > test/SmallSquirrel.gif:                                  1.80 kB    8.41
> > MB/s Cmd: MDTM test/VisiBoneHTML.gif
> > 213: 20020225090427
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,223,30)
> > Cmd: RETR test/VisiBoneHTML.gif
> > 150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/VisiBoneHTML.gif (622402
> > bytes).
> > test/VisiBoneHTML.gif:            ETA:   0:00   32.00/607.81 kB   93.28
> > MB/s   226: File send OK.
> > test/VisiBoneHTML.gif:                                 607.81 kB   95.40
> > MB/s Cmd: MDTM test/ant.gif
> > 213: 20050101163408
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,147,133)
> > Cmd: RETR test/foo.gif
> > 150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/foo.gif (585 bytes).
> > test/foo.gif:                     ETA:   0:00  585.00/585.00 B    3.49
> > MB/s   226: File send OK.
> > test/foo.gif:                                          585.00 B    1.21
> > MB/s Cmd: MDTM test/readme.txt
> > 213: 20050126061143
> > Cmd: TYPE A
> > 200: Switching to ASCII mode.
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,239,48)
> > Cmd: RETR test/readme.txt
> > 150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/computers.txt (3641
> > bytes).
> > test/readme.txt:               ETA:   0:00    3.56/  3.56 kB   27.56 MB/s
> >  226: File send OK.
> > test/readme.txt:                                      3.56 kB   15.16 MB/s
> > Cmd: MDTM test/movies.txt
> > 213: 20050202045100
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,188,231)
> > Cmd: RETR test/movies.txt
> > 150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/movies.txt (951 bytes).
> > test/movies.txt:                  ETA:   0:00  951.00/951.00 B   10.19
> > MB/s   226: File send OK.
> > test/movies.txt:                                       951.00 B    4.63
> > MB/s Cmd: MDTM test/signature.txt
> > 213: 20050218092832
> > Cmd: PASV
> > 227: Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,117,211)
> > Cmd: RETR test/signature.txt
> > 150: Opening BINARY mode data connection for test/signature.txt (402
> > bytes).
> > test/signature.txt:               ETA:   0:00  402.00/402.00 B    4.56
> > MB/s   226: File send OK.
> > test/signature.txt:                                    402.00 B    2.05
> > MB/s

> > Any ideas why I am getting error for test.tar?
> Is it downloading the contents of test.tar?  There is something about this
> in man ncftp.  Personally, I don't seem to be able to get any recursive
> command to go deeper than one directory.  The man page doesn't specifically
> say that you can go deeper; it just says that you can retrieve the
> conttents of an entire directory with the -R switch.

It only downloaded the files and main subdirectories in the root
directory like shown in the debug log. You know what's weird, I had NO
problems with wu-ftpd. I am thinking it is on vsftpd side. I cannot
figure out where the option to tweak this. I do NOT see anything. :(

Quote:> I still like ncftp the best, and I am a KDE user.

I agree. Text mode ftp client. :D
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Quote:> > Hello.

> > I just installed and set up vsftpd v2.0.1 (apt-get) on my Debian v3.1
> > (Kernel v2.6.8) box. I seem to have problems using ncftp client (yes, I am
> > old school text user) in downloading a folder/directory with many deep
> > subfolders/subdirectories. I use mget -R foldername to download everything
> > in that folder as requested. It worked fine with wu-ftpd server I had
> > before, but needed to dump it.

> > What am I missing? I tried ncftp from both a PowerBook G4 (Mac OS X
> > 10.2.8) and localhost of the Debian box. Both only got the files and
> > folders/directories in the root.

> > Thank you in advance. :)
> I suggest switching to wget instead of mget.
> Man wget.

mget is a command in ncftp client, not a command in shell. I do not
want to use wget command.
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Finally, I fixed it and boy do I feel like an idiot. I don't know how in the
world I miss this line in /etc/vsftpd.conf file:

# You may activate the "-R" option to the builtin ls. This is disabled by
# default to avoid remote users being able to cause excessive I/O on large
# sites. However, some broken FTP clients such as "ncftp" and "mirror" assume
# the presence of the "-R" option, so there is a strong case for enabling it.
#ls_recurse_enable=YES

I removed # from #ls_recurse_enable=YES line, restarted vsftpd, and retried.
It works now (on localhost). I will try remotely later. I can't believe I
pondered on this for days. [sighs] :(

Thanks to everyone who tried to help. :)

Quote:> Hello.
> I just installed and set up vsftpd v2.0.1 (apt-get) on my Debian v3.1
> (Kernel v2.6.8) box. I seem to have problems using ncftp client (yes, I
> am old school text user) in downloading a folder/directory with many
> deep subfolders/subdirectories. I use mget -R foldername to download
> everything in that folder as requested. It worked fine with wu-ftpd
> server I had before, but needed to dump it.
> What am I missing? I tried ncftp from both a PowerBook G4 (Mac OS X
> 10.2.8) and localhost of the Debian box. Both only got the files and
> folders/directories in the root.
> Thank you in advance. :)

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I do not understand this, but it seems unimportant now as you said you have
solved your problem.

The fact remains that there is a test.tar on the server that you cannot
read, but it seems that you are blissfully unaware of it and it does not
concern you :^)

Cheers,
Laurenz Albe