[1793] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: daemons
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Edwin Foo)
Fri Sep 5 10:19:25 1997
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 10:22:54 -0400
To: Stanley Hu <stanhu@MIT.EDU>
From: Edwin Foo <efoo@MIT.EDU>
Cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19970905100809.006a8294@po7.mit.edu>
a Kerberized ftpd for Linux-Athena does not officially exist - if you want
FTP daemons to run, you'll have to make sure the wu-ftpd package is
installed, and then manually enable it by uncommenting the line for FTP
service in /etc/inetd.conf. However, all passwords will travel in the clear
over the network, so running a FTP server is discouraged unless you are
prepared for possible break-in attempts. At the very least, don't ever use
an Athena password as a password for a FTP account.
-Edwin
At 10:08 AM 9/5/97 -0400, Stanley Hu wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I installed RedHat v4.2 and the Athena RPMS, but for some reason,
>/etc/athena/ftpd does not exist. Which RPM has it? (kerberized-daemons?)
>
>Additionally, /etc/athena/telnetd exists, but the daemon does not start for
>some strange reason. I think there was some socket problem in
>"getpeername" when I tried starting it manually.
>
>I have double-checked to make sure /etc/athena/inetd.conf did not comment
>it out and reset the daemon to no avail).
>
>At least the athena-xlogin "initscripts" dependency has been fixed.
>
>Thanks.
>
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