thanks Re: [redhat-list] ftpd (incredibly stupid question)

2002-05-27 Thread Mark Gallagher
/* To everyone: not sure what this list's policy is on "thank you" posts, but I'd rather be thought a rude fool who didn't bother to find out than a rude fool who didn't bother to find out and didn't say thank you :o). So, thanks for your help. There's some stuff I need to iron out, but it's

Re: [redhat-list] ftpd (incredibly stupid question)

2002-05-27 Thread rpjday
On Mon, 27 May 2002, Joachim Breuer wrote: > Or you have the "new" xinetd: > - 'man xinetd' > - configuration is a collection of files (one per service) in >/etc/xinetd.d > - services are turned on/off by the configuration statement >'disable = yes'/'disable = no' in their respective f

Re: [redhat-list] ftpd (incredibly stupid question)

2002-05-27 Thread Joachim Breuer
Mark Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How on earth do you start ftpd? Simply typing "ftpd" into a shell > comes up with "ftpd: command not found" - the same occurs with > variations of capitalisation like "Ftpd" and "FTPD". Various guesses > like "start ftpd" and "init ftpd" don't work e

Re: [redhat-list] ftpd (incredibly stupid question)

2002-05-27 Thread rpjday
On Mon, 27 May 2002, Mark Gallagher wrote: > I feel a right dolt for asking this, but I can't think of anything. > > My knowledge of Linux (indeed, UNIX in general) is suficient for me to > use it for day-to-day stuff, but more detailed things leave me far behind. > > Things like starting ftpd

RE: [redhat-list] ftpd (incredibly stupid question)

2002-05-27 Thread Banze, Andreas
> How on earth do you start ftpd? Simply typing "ftpd" into a > shell comes > up with "ftpd: command not found" - the same occurs with > variations of > capitalisation like "Ftpd" and "FTPD". Various guesses like "start > ftpd" and "init ftpd" don't work either. > > Any ideas? depends on