[plug] Trouble with ftpd

[Ian Kent]

On Wed, 05 Aug 1998, you wrote:
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>yes... that file is there... is this the ftpd program for slakware (sorry -
>still a newbie ) - would you run it as though it was the same as the ftpd
>program described by man ftpd...

Check the /etc/inetd.conf. It sureley will have an entry already.
When a request for the ftp port arrives inetd will fire up the ftp daemn.

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>ie...
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>would you run /usr/sbin/wu.ftpd <options>  ?

It is usually run from inetd.
One advantage of this is the oppertunity to use the tcp wrappers for additional
access control.
That is additional to the features of wu-ftpd.

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