Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:29:53 -0500 (EST) From: Daniel Feenberg <feenberg@nber.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: ftpd.conf and motd not consulted by ftpd Message-ID: <d5af7bf7-145a-8436-4b41-26c9d2de758a@nber.org>
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My ftp server ignores the /usr/local/etc/ftpd.conf.
I installed the tnftpd server in my FreeBSD 13.0 system with
pkg add tnftpd
uncommented the ftp line in inetd.conf and specified inetd_enable="YES" in
rc.conf. The system now serves files, but doesn't seem to consult the
optional ftpd.conf or motd files in /usr/local/etc. I also tried putting
those files in /etc and specifying the location in inetd.conf with the -c
option. No effect. The files are world readable. I don't see an error
message in messages or xferlog - is there another location to look for
messages? It seems like there would be someplace for ftpd to complain
about the configuration files. Note that the problem probably isn't an
error in ftpd.conf itself, since motd is also ignored.
I do notice that inetd.conf specifies /usr/libexec/ftpd while there is
another executable /usr/libexec/tftpd and the manpage claims the
executable is named tnftpd. See
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tnftpd&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+13.0-RELEASE+and+Ports
Any help much appreciated.
Daniel Feenberg
NBER
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