Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:34:43 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Christopher Nehren <apeiron+usenet@coitusmentis.info> Cc: roeland.hemsteede@gmail.com Subject: Re: Autostart files Message-ID: <42432463.7090403@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <slrnd466j7.h05.apeiron%2Busenet@prophecy.dyndns.org> References: <42430C4A.3080200@gmail.com> <slrnd466j7.h05.apeiron%2Busenet@prophecy.dyndns.org>
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Christopher Nehren wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >On 2005-03-24, Roeland Hemsteede scribbled these >curious markings: > > >>I recently installed the ftp port "wu-ftpd" from /usr/ports/ftp/wu-ftpd. >>However I cant find out how to start this, I want to add this to the >>autostart by adding a line to my rc.conf but am unsure what line to add. >>I tried wu-ftpd_enable="yes" but this didnt work, can someone help me >>out and tell me what line to add? >> >> > >You need to create your own startup script in order to make wu-ftpd >work. I suggest following an example from another port. > > > However, a startup script _could_ be as simple as whatever command you would issue at the CLI to start the program, on a single line, saved as "uniquefilename.sh" and placed under /usr/local/etc/rc.d/. It is also quite possible to instruct cron to start this server via root's crontab: @reboot /usr/local/bin/someprogram -c /home/me/myconfig 2>&1 However, a more complex script allows easy stopping or restarting of the daemon, eliminating the need to look up PID's and/or call kill(1), etc. Kevin Kinsey PS > I can't comment on wu-ftpd's security, but it sure looks like Christopher's warning deserves serious attention, at least up to the point of making further inquiries via BuqTraq, a search engine, etc... >And, although normally I wouldn't do this, I can't send this reply in >good conscience without warning you about wu-ftpd's horrid security >record. People have even coined a phrase about Wu-FTPd's security >record: "Providing remote root since at least 1994." ProFTPD isn't much >better, either. I strongly recommend you either use the FTP daemon that >ships with FreeBSD or install something with a better record, like >PureFTPD. > >Best Regards, >Christopher Nehren > >
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