Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:15:28 -0500 From: Kurt Hackenberg <kh@panix.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftpd.conf and motd not consulted by ftpd Message-ID: <54c0435e-8d23-9ce0-a56c-8032ff2e53dc@panix.com> In-Reply-To: <6959d1f8-8d6d-0723-7083-fa8da3d5a2ef@fjl.co.uk> References: <d5af7bf7-145a-8436-4b41-26c9d2de758a@nber.org> <6959d1f8-8d6d-0723-7083-fa8da3d5a2ef@fjl.co.uk>
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On 2022/02/16 12:45, Frank Leonhardt wrote: > > On 16/02/2022 15:29, Daniel Feenberg wrote: >> >> 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. >> >> > My guess would be you're not using the ftp server you think you are. I > don't know what comes on 13, but there was always an ftpd as part of the > base system; the one used by inetd. That's my guess too. Those configuration files are probably for FreeBSD's own FTP server, which is not tnftpd. Pkg says "tnftpd (formerly known as lukemftpd) is a port of the enhanced NetBSD ftp server to other systems." You should read the documentation of that server to find out how to configure it. A number of FTP servers are available as ports/packages, including freebsd-ftpd. Try these commands: pkg search ftpd- pkg search --full tnftpd kremels@kreme.com wrote: > I don't think there is an ftpd installed on FBSD13 by default, or any other ftp server. From a quick look, that seems to be true.
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