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Date:      Sun, 02 Mar 2003 10:11:52 -0500
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Dick Hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: create ftp account how?
Message-ID:  <3E621F38.2010805@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030302144409.GA15192@pooh.nagual.st>
References:  <20030302144409.GA15192@pooh.nagual.st>

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Dick Hoogendijk wrote:
> I cannot find a way to create the "ftp" account on my fbsd-4.7R needed
> for running anonymous ftp server.
> I guess it has to be a system account, and I can only find how to create
> normal user accounts.
> 
> Can anybody advise me on how to create the ftp account?

I'm not aware of any special requirements for the ftp user.  I seem to
recall using adduser to create the account the last time I set up an
anon ftp server.  Be sure that the ftp user has the proper access to
the directory that you want to make available.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com


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