Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 16:59:56 -0400 From: Randy Pratt <rpratt1950@earthlink.net> To: "Barry Byrne" <barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help: Setting up FTP server is not in the handbook... or is it? Message-ID: <20040521165956.12561b85.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <200405211431.i4LEVw1a052113@mail.wbtsystems.com> References: <20040521142253.95166.qmail@web20516.mail.yahoo.com> <200405211431.i4LEVw1a052113@mail.wbtsystems.com>
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On Fri, 21 May 2004 15:31:57 +0100
"Barry Byrne" <barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of
> > Mark Jayson Alvarez
> > Sent: 21 May 2004 15:23
> > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> > Subject: Help: Setting up FTP server is not in the
> > handbook... or is it?
> >
> > Hi,
> > I have a lot of files in my computer that i wanted
> > to share with my friends remotely via ftp server. I'm
> > currently using freebsd 4.9 and I've been repeatedly
> > scanning through the handbook but I cant seem to find
> > the portion about setting up an ftp server. Did I miss
> > something in the handbook or its just that there isn't
> > acctualy any part that tells how to do it, or maybe
> > freebsd is just using a different term? Can you give a
> > link perhaps which will give me a hint on setting up
> > an ftp server on freebsd?
> >
> > smile:)
> > jay
> Mark:
>
> Edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment out the FTP line. Then
^^^^^^^^^^^
I'm sure you meant to type uncomment here since that is what
needs to be done.
> 'killall -HUP inetd' to restart. You should then be able
> to ftp to your machine. You should 'man ftpd' for further
> details on configuring ftp.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Barry
HTH,
Randy
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