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Subject: Re: password file
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 00:00:41 -0500
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Check that, got the command bassackwards.

I need to go to bed now.....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz>
To: "Grant Cooper" <grant.cooper@nucleus.com>
Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: password file


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant Cooper" <grant.cooper@nucleus.com>
> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 11:41 AM
> Subject: password file
>
>
> > I am trying to change the directory of my ftp location for Anonymous
ftp.
> I
> > went into the "master.passwd" file and changed the ftp section to
> > "ftp:*:14:5::0:0:ftp FTP:/aftp:/nonexistent" Should this not change the
> > directory of where my I ftp to?
> >
>
> Sounds strange to me.  1st, nothing you change in
> 'master.passwd' will effect unless you run mkdb_pw.
>
> Perhaps you should take a look at 'man ftpd'.  Anon
> ftp needs strict directory setup and permissions.
>
> I'm wondering if you think you need more room
> on /var and were thinking of moving to /usr.  You
> might ask the freebsd-security list for a resource
> on a way to do this.  You might symlink the ftp
> mountpoint to /usr, but you'd better ask security
> experts first.
>
> Have you googled on this?
>
> KDK
>
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