Date: 06 Mar 2005 08:49:47 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Pat Maddox <pergesu@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Running vsftpd standalone vs inetd Message-ID: <44br9weves.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <810a540e05030417046fe6b101@mail.gmail.com> References: <810a540e05030417046fe6b101@mail.gmail.com>
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Pat Maddox <pergesu@gmail.com> writes: > Is it better to run vsftpd standalone or using inetd? A friend of > mine told me that it's more secure to do it standalone, and apparently > that's the recommended method now. Somewhat, yes. A lot of people don't trust inetd at all, and most of its advantages can be overcome by just buying a little more memory. > If that's the case, how do I go about getting vsftpd to run when the > machine boots up? It doesn't look like there's a vsftpd_enable that I > can use, like I can with other services. No, looks like you'll have to write your own startup script. No big deal -- just look at "man rc". -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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