Is it safe to just replace Proftpd?

[Fuzzy]

Before I go ahead and do it I wanted to ask if it's safe to replace ProFTP by just compiling it from source?

The reason I ask is that I wanted to include the "mod_tls" option so I can let users login more securely and I noticed it wasn't an included module already with my setup. If I compile and replace the current version will it still work as it does now with Sentora through the control panel? Ie. Will the clients still be able to add users and all the Sentora FTP features or is there some kind of config I would have to setup in proftpd so they play nicely together as if it wasn the original and not replaced?

I don't know much about this sort of thing so I thought I'd better ask before I break everything and risk Sentora or FTP not working and causing an absolute mess for me and the clients as I am running a live production server  

Thanks in advance!

[Me.B]

It may be ok. but caution here you need to compile it with the same features we use + TLS.

M B

[Fuzzy]

It may be ok. but caution here you need to compile it with the same features we use + TLS.

M B

Hmm I think I will run a VPS on my home pc and test it on that first and report back, thanks!

[TGates]

You would also have to remember to have it use the sentora_proftpd database and user too

[Fuzzy]

OK so I fixed my original issue, turns out I didn't need to replace Proftpd after all, although on the VPS when I tested it, it didn't seem to cause an issue but don't take my word for it!

My issue was that I couldn't get "mod_tls" to work and when I listed the installed proftpd modules it wasn't listed even though it was actually installed in the first place. :/

I had to put:

Code:

LoadModule mod_tls.c

Inside "proftpd.conf" to get it to actually load it and respond how it should to the settings. (which seems a bit obvious but I overlooked it)

So yeah, thanks guys but all good now!

[Me.B]

great to see that