> 
> >I also work with NetBSD1.2 on IIci.  On my environment, "ftpd" allow
> >the accewss as non anonymous FTP without further settings.  It may be
> >require specific settings to allow anonymous FTP, but I have not tried.
> 
> sure you can do anonymous with the stock ftpd.
> the process involves creating a new user "ftp" and setting it's home
> directory to the root directory of the anonymous ftp server. in that
> directory, you can create a pub, etc, bin, etc....be sure to put ls in the
> bin directory.
> you also have to make sure that the user has a valid shell (i.e. their
> shell is listed in /etc/shells) and also their userid is *NOT* in
> /etc/ftpchroot
> i advise you to tinker around a bit with a non-root user (like, make one)
> other than the ftp account until you get that working. root is not allowed
> to log in from places other than the console unless you change the options
> in /etc/ttys, and i think this follows through with ftp. be careful with
> the the permissions of the ftp account's homedir, as these might lead to
> quick unsuccessful attempts :)
> i got it working on my machine, so feel free to ask q's if you can't run it.

Check out one of the Linux HOWTO sites (like www.linux.org).  They have a 
pretty good HOWTO on setting up a secure FTP server.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant                                        Rice University
Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX