[tom2tom]

Hi
I am a novice for dd-wrt
I set up a ftp for passive mode and save as startup script, upon reboot it did not execute.

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/ProFTPd

#-------- for proftpd passive WAN access -----
echo 'MasqueradeAddress xxxxx.ddns.net'>> /tmp/proftpd/etc/proftpd.conf #Masquerade the responses
echo 'PassivePorts 55000 56000'>> /tmp/proftpd/etc/proftpd.conf #Set the passive ports range
killall -HUP proftpd #restart the ftp server

I checked proftpd.conf using SSH(SCP), no mention of the passive ports are found. after manual execution it is there in the .conf file.

any idea why? any suggestion welcome and thank you

[kernel-panic69]

On what router, on which build revision number...

[tom2tom]

Router:Linksys WRT1900AC
Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r43028 std (04/29/20)

Thank you

[tom2tom]

Hi
Upgraded the firware to DD-WRT v3.0-r43266 std (05/27/20) still the startup script doesn't run.
Any suggestions please

[kernel-panic69]

I just re-looked at the wiki vs. the latest build. This is probably no longer required.

[tom2tom]

Hi kernel-panic69
Thanks for looking that up for me. I understand what you say. But the Proftp (/opt) works on default 21, when changed to a custom port won't work until the script is run manually after each reboot. That's the reason why I wondering why the script wouldn't work at start up.

I have also tried resetting the router and restoring with the backup still doesn't work. I don't know what I am doing wrong.

Thanks for your help.

[egc]

Maybe proftpd needs some time to start.

So before the startup script add:
sleep 30

Oh and resetting and then restoring from backup is useless.
Garbage out garbage in

[tom2tom]

Hi egc
Thanks for the response.

yes, the "sleep 30" fixed the issue.

Thank you.

[kernel-panic69]

I wasn't even thinking about adding the sleep in my last reply . Glad it's working.

[egc]

[kernel-panic69]

I already marked it, so there is no "last edited" in the OP lol

Yeah, don't tell everyone I am human, now, I might catch grief