--- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 02:05:13PM -0800, maxim > wexler wrote > > > I thought emerging ftpd would be my salvation but > that > > doesn't work either. How do you start the bleeping > > thing. I even ran /usr/sbin/ftpd; it didn't gag > but > > it didn't start either. > > "man ftpd" (or whatever the package is called) for > instructions on how > to start it in daemon mode. Yeah, it says ftp -D, but it doesn't work. Doesn't give an error or log any sort of message at all. A WAG from me is > "/etc/init.d ftpd start", > and remember to use etc-update to put it in your > default runlevel. no such file! > > That's about all I remember about ftpd, because > I've been using ssh > for a long time. I strongly recommend switching to > ssh. ftp has > security issues for all but anonymous ftp. This is > due to sending > passwords in clear text. ssh has both "scp" and > "sftp", either of which > will push/pull files. *AND* ssh allows encrypted > tunneling *AND* a > secure "telnet" shell equivalant. It's better all > around. Okay, I'll try it. Can you give me some hints on how to edit the config file keeping in mind it's only for a crossover LAN and security is _not_ and issue? It's to spare me the ordeal of downloading to one machine and then having to burn to a CD just so I can put it on another machine 5 feet away. > > -- > Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In linux > /sbin/init is Job #1 > My musings on technology and security at > http://tech_sec.blog.ca > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
