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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


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