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  1. Jan 24, 2025 #1
    KlueMaster

    KlueMaster Member

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    Hello everyone,

    I've recently migrated my CMM based server from CentOS to AlmaLinux using the back-up and restore options.

    However, post migration, none of the FTP accounts work. Even creating fresh accounts using pure-pw do not work. All are facing the same issue as below:
    Code (Text):
    Status: Connecting to ...
Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Status: Initializing TLS...
Status: TLS connection established.
Status: Logged in
Status: Retrieving directory listing of "/"...
Command: CWD /
Response: 550 Can't change directory to /: Permission denied
Command: PWD
Response: 257 "/" is your current location
Command: TYPE I
Response: 200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary
Command: PASV
Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (...)
Command: MLSD
Response: 550 Can't check for file existence
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing


    Corresponding directory has the following permission:
    Code (Text):
    drwxr-s---  7 nginx nginx  4096 Jan 23 08:12 .
     
  2. Jan 24, 2025 #2
    eva2000

    eva2000 Administrator Staff Member

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    Does the command below list the pure-ftpd virtual FTP user accounts on restored/migrated server
    Code (Text):
    pure-pw list

    You could reset their passwords/users if you want Pure-FTPD Virtual FTP Users - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux

    Which version of Centmin Mod 131.00stable or 140.00beta01?

    How did you migrate the data and sites? Using centmin.sh menu option 21 https://centminmod.com/menu21-140.00beta01 ? If so which menu options? How did you restore the data? if you followed the migration step restore options from https://github.com/centminmod/centm...te-centmin-mod-data-to-new-centmin-mod-server which outlines same instructions as https://github.com/centminmod/centm...-nginx-vhosts-data--mariabackup-mysql-backups, then for pure-ftpd you would have at least checked restore staging copy of pure-ftpd files/database to new servers

    Code (Text):
    diff -ur /etc/pure-ftpd /home/restoredata/etc/pure-ftpd

    then restored it by overwriting existing one
    Code (Text):
    \cp -af /home/restoredata/etc/pure-ftpd/* /etc/pure-ftpd/

    but you might need to also run command
    Code (Text):
    pure-pw mkdb

    then restart pure-ftpd
    Code (Text):
    systemctl restart pure-ftpd

    let me know if that works.
     
  3. Jan 25, 2025 #3
    KlueMaster

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    Actually did all of these, including restoring by copying.
    FTP users exist, and are chrooted to respective folders. Authentication goes alright. But it fails while changing to the chrooted folder.
    Code (Text):
    Status: Logged in
Status: Retrieving directory listing of "/"...
Command: CWD /
Response: 550 Can't change directory to /: Permission denied

    Code (Text):
    Command: PWD
Response: 257 "/" is your current location
Command: TYPE I
Response: 200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary
Command: PASV
Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (...)
Command: MLSD
Response: 550 Can't check for file existence
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing
     
  4. Jan 25, 2025 #4
    eva2000

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    which ftp client you using? did you ensure passive FTP mode + Explicit FTP over TLS/SSL is configured Pure-FTPD Virtual FTP Users - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux

    ensure permissions are correct
    Code (Text):
    chown -R nginx:nginx /home/nginx/domains/yourdomain.com/public


    you did verify that directories exist for /home/nginx/domains/yourdomain.com/public

    check the directory permissions/user/group using tree
    Code (Text):
    yum -y install tree

    Code (Text):
    tree -d -L 2 -f -p -u -g /home/nginx/domains

    i.e.
    Code (Text):
    tree -d -L 2 -f -p -u -g /home/nginx/domains
/home/nginx/domains
├── [drwxr-x--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/demodomain.com
│   ├── [drwxr-x--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/demodomain.com/backup
│   ├── [drwxr-x--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/demodomain.com/log
│   ├── [drwxr-x--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/demodomain.com/private
│   └── [drwxr-x--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/demodomain.com/public
└── [drwxr-s--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/domain1.com
    ├── [drwxr-s--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/domain1.com/backup
    ├── [drwxr-s--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/domain1.com/log
    ├── [drwxr-s--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/domain1.com/private
    └── [drwxr-s--- nginx    nginx   ]  /home/nginx/domains/domain1.com/public

10 directories
     
  5. Feb 17, 2025 #5
    gszabi

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  6. Feb 18, 2025 #6
    gszabi

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    My problem has been solved. I had to do this:
    Code:
    /usr/local/src/centminmod/tools/switch_pureftpd_uid.sh -u 1068 -g 1068
    Because the FTP users from the old server had the 1000 user and group id. (so the nginx user).
     
  7. Aug 29, 2025 #7
    mknobbe

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    Had the same issue after transferreing from Centos to AlmaLinux. Running the uid upgrade script fixed my issue as well
     
  8. Aug 29, 2025 #8
    eva2000

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    Thanks for providing your experience - always useful to know when stuff works for users too :D
     
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