Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 00:00:41 -0500 From: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz>, "Grant Cooper" <grant.cooper@nucleus.com> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: password file Message-ID: <004801c2263c$696c6580$6bec910c@fbccarthage.com> References: <20020708002200.3b281694.yid@softhome.net> <20020708042625.GA17623@peitho.fxp.org> <002201c225d5$50f39e40$d74afea9@ab.hsia.telus.net> <002901c2263c$123d5da0$6bec910c@fbccarthage.com>
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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 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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