Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:03:23 +0200 From: "Michael Nottebrock" <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> To: "Jonathan Chen" <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> Cc: "TOPCAT CONSULTING" <topcat@sk.sympatico.ca>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: changing anonymous ftp directory after install Message-ID: <019301c0c20a$10238a40$0508a8c0@lofi.dyndns.org> References: <3AD2BD4A.FAAA15CD@sk.sympatico.ca> <028701c0c1ae$f79ce9e0$0508a8c0@lofi.dyndns.org> <20010411095425.B72535@itouchnz.itouch>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Chen" <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To: "Michael Nottebrock" <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> Cc: "TOPCAT CONSULTING" <topcat@sk.sympatico.ca>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 11:54 PM Subject: Re: changing anonymous ftp directory after install > On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 01:11:18PM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > > [...] > > > I would now like to change the directory to /usr/ftp > > > > > > What file to I have to edit to change this? > > > [...] > > > > Edit the /etc/passwd file and change the home directory of the user > > 'ftp' from /var/ftp to /usr/ftp. Then move ftp and it's subdirs from > > /var to /usr. Also, read the manpage of ftpd and check the permissions > > of each directory according to the instructions found in the manpage. > > Do NOT alter /etc/passwd directly, it won't do much... Always use `vipw' Oops, right. Pardon me, I was in SGI-mode while writing this. *blush* Greetings, Michael Nottebrock To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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