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On Fri, 13 Mar 1998 aj@gims.net wrote:

> How do I change the root directory of my ftp daemon.  It is currently
> pointing to
> /var/ftp  and I want it to point to /home/ftp.  I changed the
> /etc/passwd and the /etc/master.passwd file but that doesn't seem to be
> it.  What file is controling it?

  First of all, /etc/passwd is purely decorative.

  Second of all, always use vipw when changing /etc/master.passwd

Tom


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