Christopher Nehren wrote:
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On 2005-03-24, Roeland Hemsteede scribbled these
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I recently installed the ftp port "wu-ftpd" from /usr/ports/ftp/wu-ftpd. However I cant find out how to start this, I want to add this to the autostart by adding a line to my rc.conf but am unsure what line to add. I tried wu-ftpd_enable="yes" but this didnt work, can someone help me out and tell me what line to add?
You need to create your own startup script in order to make wu-ftpd work. I suggest following an example from another port.
However, a startup script _could_ be as simple as whatever command you would issue at the CLI to start the program, on a single line, saved as "uniquefilename.sh" and placed under /usr/local/etc/rc.d/.
It is also quite possible to instruct cron to start this server via root's crontab:
@reboot /usr/local/bin/someprogram -c /home/me/myconfig 2>&1
However, a more complex script allows easy stopping or restarting of the daemon, eliminating the need to look up PID's and/or call kill(1), etc.
Kevin Kinsey
PS > I can't comment on wu-ftpd's security, but it sure looks like Christopher's warning deserves serious attention, at least up to the point of making further inquiries via BuqTraq, a search engine, etc...
And, although normally I wouldn't do this, I can't send this reply in good conscience without warning you about wu-ftpd's horrid security record. People have even coined a phrase about Wu-FTPd's security record: "Providing remote root since at least 1994." ProFTPD isn't much better, either. I strongly recommend you either use the FTP daemon that ships with FreeBSD or install something with a better record, like PureFTPD.
Best Regards,
Christopher Nehren
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