> Hiya All, > > I'm new to Debian -- just installed -- and am trying to get things set > up as I had them on my Slackware machine (approximately ;). Using > dselect, I installed the wu-ftpd package (that's what came with > Slackware, and I got the impression it was 'better' than the default > Debian ftpd), and I've run into some problems/questions. . . . > > 1. The package didn't appear to do any setup -- no /home/ftp/ tree was > ever installed. I created directories and am going to set permissions > based on how it was in Slackware, but I wonder about the group and > passwd files (how do I make them, since they're not exact copies of > the ones in /etc). > > 2. Slackware's setup holds a /home/ftp/bin/ls which is about 4 times > the size of its [Slackware's] /bin/ls. (I can't compare the Debian > one right now, sorry.) The Debian package doesn't appear to have > shipped with anything analogous (unless it's hidden somewhere I > haven't looked, which is very possible). Can I just copy the one from > Slackware? The kernel versions are quite different (Slackare = > 1.2.13, Debian = 2.0.something) -- is it okay to use the old ls? Why > is it so big -- statically linked, versus dynamically linked, > libraries? And Does that make it okay to use Slackware's wu-ftpd's > ls, despite the difference in kernel versions? > > 3. Finally, what's considered a 'bug' in a package? I think the > Debian wu-ftpd package should prompt for where to put the ftp > hierarchy of directories, and then put in the appropriate passwd, > group, and ls files (as needed). Defaulting to /home, or wherever is > 'correct' according to the Linux filesystem spec., would be nice. Do > I just e-mail the package maintainer, or is there some Debian > bug-reporting method I should be using? > > Thanks in advance, and I'm sorry if any of these questions or comments > sound stupid. . . . > > Kendall
If you run the /usr/sbin/addftpuser script, most of your problems should go away. It will set up the directories, passwords and commands necessary to run the server. Later Rob > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > ---------------------------------------------------------------- "Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine." Rob MacWilliams [EMAIL PROTECTED] N9NPU -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
