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Date:      Sat, 13 Sep 1997 21:47:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Loper <loper@mindspring.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: setting up inetd (ftpd) to accept connections
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970913214627.918Q-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <341B216F.63FC5540@mindspring.com>

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On Sat, 13 Sep 1997, Loper wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone had any example files (better documented than
> the ones that come with the cd) on how to set up ftpd to accept
> connections.  
> 	As it stands, ftpd will accept the connection, but will deny login to
> ANYONE no matter their login (does not even get so far as to ask for a
> passwrd).  
> 	To the best of my knowledge, the files that need to be modified are
> ftpaccess and passwrd, but I am unsure as to the format.  Any info would
> be appreciated.  thanks.

That's a new default.  My machine allowed users to login by default.

What's the recorded reason for rejection?  Should appear in
/var/log/messages or /var/log/xferlog.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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