[ale] No More Ftp?

[Robert L Harris]

> 
> On 14 Jan, Robert L Harris wrote:
> >> > Ok,
> >> >   I got my ftp working from a few weeks ago.  Apparently I was missing in.ftpd
> >> > (don't ask me how).  it worked for a few weeks.  Now it doesn't work anymore.
> >> > 
> >> > It gives me the name/pass prompt and dies:
> >> > 
> >> > Connected to localhost.
> >> > 220 dogbert FTP server (Version wu-2.4.2-academ[BETA-12](1) Wed Mar 5 12:37:21 EST 1997) ready
>                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> That's wu-ftpd 2.4.2-beta-12.
> 
> > Actually, I'm not using wu-ftpd and this box is in a very secure domain
> > so I should be ok.  Here's what I get for my ftp:
> 
> See above.
> 
> > {0}:dogbert:/etc/vga>rpm -q -a | grep ftp
> > ftp-0.10-1
> > ncftp-2.4.2-3
> > tftp-0.10-2
> 
> On a redhat system, you also want the wu-ftpd (and probably anonftp)
> packages.  Ncftp and ftp are ftp clients, while tftp is a trivial ftp
> client and daemon (for booting diskless workstations, mainly).   
> Install the wu-ftpd package, because you're probably missing
> /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess or something else essential like that.
> 
> What does rpm -qf `locate in.ftpd` report on your system?
> 
> later,
> chris
> 
> --
> Chris Ricker                                 gt1355b at prism.gatech.edu
> 
> 


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