Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:09:26 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Anonymous FTP Message-ID: <20031216220926.GA24712@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGGENNFAAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGGENNFAAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
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On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:57:28PM -0500, fbsd_user wrote:
> I see /var/ftp and sub-directories beneath it, with an copy of
> passwd, group and ls and date commands.
> What is going here? How does inted.conf ftp statement knows to use
> that area on /var ?
> Where can I find written description on how sysinstall set up
> anonymous FTP?
This is described in the ftpd(8) man page. The anonymous FTP
behaviour requires that there be a "ftp" UID in the password file and
is triggered by the remote user logging in as "anonymous" or "ftp".
Cheers,
Matthew
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