Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 01:15:18 -0500 (EST) From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> To: leoric@fastlane.net (leoric) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: anon ftp install problems Message-ID: <199911060615.BAA25602@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> In-Reply-To: <3823BB22.48690351@fastlane.net> from leoric at "Nov 5, 1999 11:22:42 pm"
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leoric wrote, > I am trying to install freebsd 3.3 from a network cdrom. I have enabled > Anon Ftp on the machine that the cdrom is connected to. Everytime the > computer i am trying to install FBSD on tries to access the cdrom, the > computer with the cdrom says that it refused the connection. I used vipw > to add ftp:*:99:99::0:0:FTP:/cdrom:/sbin/nologin to my > /etc/master.passwd file > anyone know what file i need to edit to get the computer to accept > connection from the other computer You need to give the ftp users a _null_ password (not a '*') and a valid shell (either give ftp a valid shell or make sure /sbin/nologin is in /etc/shells). -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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