On 24/10/99 Myst wrote:
>There is no file anywhere in my system "in.ftpd", yet my installation
>has this line in my inetd.conf file:
>ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.ftpd -l -a
>
>...and ftp is installed: /usr/bin/ftp
>
>Any ideas on why I don't have it? (And where/how to get it installed?)
you need to install a ftpd as in a ftp daemon, you have the ftp
client software, you cannot ftp into your machine if you only have a
ftp client installed on it.
you should first learn about the security issues that you will create
by enabling ftp service before doing so.
once you have done that the two most popular ftpds for GNU/Linux are
probably wu-ftpd and proftpd both of which have bad security
histories. so read lots of documentation and warnings and configure
them very very well and most importantly check for updates VERY
frequently.
Best Regards,
Ethan Benson
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