Re: [Sheflug] ftp problem

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <nospam [at] sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>]

>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Wright <Ian [at] iw63.freeserve.co.uk> writes:

    Ian> I looked in linuxconf under 'basic services'

I dunno about linuxconf.

    Ian> and found that ftp wasn't listed in the 'server' section and
    Ian> so added it ( I think correctly - path to /usr/bin/ftp with
    Ian> an argument of 'ftp')

ftp and ftpd are two different programs.  ftpd is a server, ftp is a
client.  Unlike, say, talk or pppd, they are quite asymmetric in their
roles and implementation.

You may need to install an ftpd, but I would think not.  Most distros
install them automatically.  Try

find /usr/bin /usr/sbin -name '*ftpd*'

that should flush it out.  There are several comman variants, wu-ftpd,
BSD ftpd, proftpd, and also rarer ones.  It is typically given the
strange name "in.ftpd".

Normally ftpd is not run as a standalone server.  Instead, it is
started on each connection by inetd or xinetd.

fgrep ftpd /etc/*inetd*

should find it.  It may simply be commented out in that file.  If so,
uncomment it and do "killall -HUP inetd" to get inetd to reread the
/etc/inetd.conf file and add the ftp service.

If all that doesn't help find what you need, you probably need to
install an ftpd.  The standard not very good one comes in the netbase
or netkit or netstd package on most distros.  wu-ftpd and proftpd are
separate packages usually with those names.

You should probably install using the package manager; this should set
up the inetd stuff correctly for you.

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