Op vr 03-01-2003, om 18:08 schreef Lukas Latz: > hi all! > > apart from my PC running Debian i have an old Mac, and i need to > transfer lots of files using a crossover cable. the security issues > involving ftp are not important here because i just need to get this to > work temporarily. > > i've installed wu-ftp using dselect. so far, i found some configuration > files in /etc/wu-ftp. > > and there is the /etc/ftpusers and /etc/ftpchroot. > i get the gist that in ftpusers some users are excluded from doing ftp, > like root or anonymous. > i've tried commenting those lines, i've also tried ftp-ing as a > different user, however, all that EVER happens is this: > > continuity:~# ftp 127.0.0.1 > Connected to 127.0.0.1. > 220 continuity FTP server (Version wu-2.6.2(1) Sun Mar 10 20:00:40 GMT > 2002) ready. > Name (127.0.0.1:root): snip > 331 Password required for snip. > Password: > 530 Login incorrect. > Login failed. > ftp> > > (i'm using 127.0.0.1 for testing to make sure there are no other > networking isssues involved in this. is that ok?) > > i get the same effect when i comment the "anonymous" line in the > ftpusers file and try to ftp as anonymous. > in that case the message says, use your email as password, but then it > also fails. > > in the readme there is mention of the ftpuser's home directory, so i > created /home/ftp . do i have to create a user called "ftp" or > "ftpuser" and set the ownership of /home/ftp to that user? > > do i have to enter something into /etc/wu-ftp/ftpservers ? > > what other config files might be important? > > lukas > > ===== > . *************************************************** > ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] m. +31 (0) 6 19544439 ** > ** t. +31 (0) 10 418 2023 ** > ** philips willemstraat 14B2 3051 PP rotterdam ** > ** IT'S A MAN'S WORLD DESIGNING TACKY INTERFACES ** > ** http://www.bambleweeny.com ** > *************************************************** > I don't find WU ftpd to be very intuitive to configure. I like ProFTPD better as it has a configurating syntax which resembles the syntax used by Apache. I had to use wu ftpd once at work and it was a pain. A real pain.
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