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Date:      Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:07:46 -0500
From:      David DeSimone <fox@verio.net>
To:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ftp daemon fails
Message-ID:  <20070913000746.GB22926@verio.net>
In-Reply-To: <12641033.post@talk.nabble.com>
References:  <12641033.post@talk.nabble.com>

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tekkie140 <administrator@ksd140.org> wrote:
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> hi - all of a sudden (it used to work) i can't start the ftpd daemon. 
> 
> # /usr/libexec/ftpd -l -R -p ftpd-id 
> Sept 10 09:02:22 myhostname ftpd[1234]: getpeername (/usr/libexec/ftpd):
> Socket operation on non-socket 

Your ftpd is thinking it was launched from inetd, and expected to get a
socket on standard input.

I think you need to add the -D flag to get a stand-alone daemon.

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David DeSimone == Network Admin == fox@verio.net
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