Linux FMS 3.5

OK... I have successfully installed FMS 3.5 on my Linux server. If I go to the sample video player and play rtmp:/vod/48, the video plays perfectly. I did that by SSH the video to the actual FMS media folder in /opt/adobe/fms/applications/vod/media.
Now, I want the ability to FTP the videos to my client’s website (i.e. /home/user/public_html/videos)
This is the part I am not sure on...
- Where do I go and add that info so I can FTP the videos without SSH?
- What do I actually type in?
Thanks

I dont know... The guy that set up FMS couple years ago was able to connect to the FMS without any scripts to my knowloege, Once he got it done, all I had to do is upload videos to FTP and the videos stayed on the website.
==============================
This is what I have in a email:
Your all uploaded video should go under "/public_html/wp-content/uploads" directory.
Streaming server will fetch videos from this directory, for your information this is a link created for FMS-Streaming application.
You can generate directory tree under "/public_html/wp-content/uploads".
And you can generate RTMP path by following way.
/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lesson_01.flv
will become
rtmp://11.11.11.11/vod/?id=streams/uploads/2009/06/lesson_01.flv
==============================
So, I guess what my question is how do get the FMS to fetch the videos I upload? I kind figure I need to edit the "Application.xml" or the "fms.ini"... but what?

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Hey Zhao,
A couple of things here are off:
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HTTP Streaming Media Server 4.5 Help

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Hi! Thank you for your reply!
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I dont know... The guy that set up FMS couple years ago was able to connect to the FMS without any scripts to my knowloege, Once he got it done, all I had to do is upload videos to FTP and the videos stayed on the website.
==============================
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==============================
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I am using:
rtmp://192.168.0.160/vod/
or
rtmp://192.168.0.160/vod/sample1_500kbps.f4v
or
rtmp://192.168.0.160:1935/vod/
or
rtmp://192.168.0.160:1935/vod/sample1_500kbps.f4v
I always receive: NetConnection.Connect.Failed.
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15:01:20
15013
(i)2581224
Edge (15768) started, arguments : -edgeports ":1935" -coreports "localhost:19350" -conf "/opt/adobe/fms/conf/Server.xml" -adaptor "_defaultRoot_" -name "_defaultRoot__edge1" -edgename "edge1".
2011-12-16
15:01:25
15013
(i)2581226
Edge (15768) is no longer active.
2011-12-16
15:01:25
15013
(w)2581255
Edge (15768) _defaultRoot__edge1 experienced 1 failure[s]!
2011-12-16
15:01:25
15013
(i)2581224
Edge (15769) started, arguments : -edgeports ":1935" -coreports "localhost:19350" -conf "/opt/adobe/fms/conf/Server.xml" -adaptor "_defaultRoot_" -name "_defaultRoot__edge1" -edgename "edge1".
Thanks in advance.

I have found the solution:
I had symlink: @libcap.so.1 in the setup directory only. Now i have created symlink in the directory where the server (fmsmaster) is running and the port now binds.
I have run the proces (from the command line):
./fmsmaster
and it shows:
/opt/adobe/fms/fmsedge: error while loading shared libraries: libcap.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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you SHOULD ALWAYS put failure messages into the log files. It is a shame that such mature product does not have proper error reporting. This could save hours of your clients time.

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