No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
what is output of Code: systemctl status pure-ftpd I would say restart service Code: systemctl restart pure-ftpd
Ensure you're using pure-ftpd virtual FTP user generated when you created your nginx vhost domain site and it's using passive FTP on port 21 with Explicit TLS/SSL mode enabled as outlined at Pure-FTPD Virtual FTP Users - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS but yes check if pure-ftpd and CSF Firewall services are running Code (Text): service pure-ftpd status | sed -e "s|$(hostname)|hostname|g" Code (Text): service csf status | sed -e "s|$(hostname)|hostname|g" for posting code or output from commands to keep the formatting, you might want to use CODE tags for code How to use forum BBCODE code tags
indeed, the status showed in inactive, so it wasn't started. i just started it. thanks thanks eva, i got it sorted by starting the service. would like to know how do i change the password for the user?