RE: Enabling FTP

No ftp as root, just regular user acct on box.
/etc/hosts.deny and .allow are not preventing access.
No firewall (same lan, Linux firewalls disabled).
kill -HUP PID of inetd after config changes.
I'd use sftp but it's a Win2k box I need to conect to.
I remember that there was another file that needed to be
edited for ftp access in SuSE Linux, but I forgot, since 
it was a couple of years ago I did it last.

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Thanks.

Bill Richter
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Enterprise Voice & Video
Cisco Systems
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-----Original Message-----
From: Marcel Broekman [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 11:55 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Suse-Sparc
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Enabling FTP




Marcel Broekman wrote:
> 
> 
> Bill Richter wrote:
> 
>> OK. I've been through inetd.conf and enabled ftp, but can't connect.
>> I get the famous "connection refused' error. I seem to remember hearing
>> about another file needing to be edited to enable this, but can't 
>> remember where it is (old age).
>> Help!
>>
>> -- 
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Bill Richter
> 
> 
> There are more possibilities: The obvious one is /etc/ftpusers (you're 
> not trying to ftp as root. now are you)  ;-)
> the other files to check have to do with tcp_wrapper: /etc/hosts.deny 
> and /etc/hosts.allow. I guess you would know if ports are blocked by a 
> firewall.
> Copying files across can also be done, securely, with scp or sft, 

sftp that is of course. Oh, forgot to ask: did you restart inetd after 
the change you made?

> which both come as part of openssh.
> 
> cheers, Marcel
> 
> 






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