Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:51:58 +0000 (UTC) From: Christopher Nehren <apeiron+usenet@coitusmentis.info> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Autostart files Message-ID: <slrnd466j7.h05.apeiron%2Busenet@prophecy.dyndns.org> References: <42430C4A.3080200@gmail.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2005-03-24, Roeland Hemsteede scribbled these curious markings: > I recently installed the ftp port "wu-ftpd" from /usr/ports/ftp/wu-ftpd. > However I cant find out how to start this, I want to add this to the > autostart by adding a line to my rc.conf but am unsure what line to add. > I tried wu-ftpd_enable="yes" but this didnt work, can someone help me > out and tell me what line to add? You need to create your own startup script in order to make wu-ftpd work. I suggest following an example from another port. And, although normally I wouldn't do this, I can't send this reply in good conscience without warning you about wu-ftpd's horrid security record. People have even coined a phrase about Wu-FTPd's security record: "Providing remote root since at least 1994." ProFTPD isn't much better, either. I strongly recommend you either use the FTP daemon that ships with FreeBSD or install something with a better record, like PureFTPD. Best Regards, Christopher Nehren -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCQxpmk/lo7zvzJioRAoyoAJ0Q2+GzTQ9u0JsXxzdP6fxk7GXCTQCfW7zi L51drHIqCIitRqJmajvZpU4= =npUj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- I abhor a system designed for the "user", if that word is a coded pejorative meaning "stupid and unsophisticated". -- Ken Thompson If you ask the wrong questions, you get answers like "42" and "God". Unix is user friendly. However, it isn't idiot friendly.
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