changing users/logins via env variable not working

[mstenz]

when allowing more users and logins via env variable this seems first to be applied when the servers starts up, but then in the end not be used and the default 5/5 users/logins are used when working with the server.
any idea?

Response: 421 5 users (the maximum) are already logged in, sorry
Error: Could not connect to server

[stilliard]

Hi @mstenz
When you're setting the FTP_MAX_CLIENTS, are you also setting the FTP_PASSIVE_PORTS to match?
These are tied together atm, more info here:
https://github.com/stilliard/docker-pure-ftpd#max-clients
Hope this helps

[mstenz]

Hi,
i have not yet changed the passwive ports setting because i need to specify every port manually when creating the service, like

	--publish mode=host,target=21,published=21 \
	--publish mode=host,target=30000,published=30000 \
	--publish mode=host,target=30001,published=30001 \
	--publish mode=host,target=30002,published=30002 \

I am using docker service on swarm to create the container. using ranges seems not to be supported. Or do you have any idea how to easy do this?

[stilliard]

Hi @mstenz ah sorry I've not used docker swarm outside of a quick test.
Maybe they have a way to define ranges but you'd have to raise that with them I think, hopefully they have a solution for it rather than having lines for each port needed :)

[mstenz]

It seems, there is no way. At least when using mode=host the short way of doing it that support ranges is not allowed and gives back a syntax error.

Maybe you can adapt the documentation and add a swarm example, this is the one is used on my end now.

docker service create \
    --name pureftp \
    --mount type=bind,source=/storage/local/webroot,target=/ftp1 \
    --mount type=bind,source=/storage/local/pureftp/pure-ftpd,target=/etc/pure-ftpd \
    --mount type=bind,source=/storage/local/pureftp/log,target=/var/log/pure-ftpd \
    --publish mode=host,target=21,published=21 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30000,published=30000 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30001,published=30001 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30002,published=30002 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30003,published=30003 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30004,published=30004 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30005,published=30005 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30006,published=30006 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30007,published=30007 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30008,published=30008 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30009,published=30009 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30010,published=30010 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30011,published=30011 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30012,published=30012 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30013,published=30013 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30014,published=30014 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30015,published=30015 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30016,published=30016 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30017,published=30017 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30018,published=30018 \
    --publish mode=host,target=30019,published=30019 \
    --env PUBLICHOST=yourFQDN.com \
    --env ADDED_FLAGS="-d -d" \
    --env FTP_MAX_CLIENTS=20 \
    --env FTP_MAX_CONNECTIONS=20 \
    --env FTP_PASSIVE_PORTS=30000:30019 \
    stilliard/pure-ftpd:latest