Does inetd know about ftpd?

$ grep ftpd /etc/inetd.conf
ftp             stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/libexec/ftpd       ftpd -ll

If it has a # in the first character position, remove it and give inetd
a kill -HUP

Regards
Nigel

On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 09:13:39PM +0000, oinkfreebiker@att.net wrote:
> This happened from an NT on the same LAN...
> 
> >ftp
> ftp> open starling
> --> ftp connect:Connection refused
> 
> ...I can ping "starling", so it's not that. So next
> I look up ftpd via man and am confounded by a
> zillion options and such. I made all the dirs and 
> files. But there is still much which confuses.
> Might there be perhaps a nice simple NetBSD-ish 
> example/tutorial someplace? The examples in my other
> expensive books are Solaris, HP-UX, etc.
> 
> It's way more fun to get something to just work in
> a bare bones, minimalist way first...and then experiment 
> one-by-one with various options.
> 
> (Yes, I know about SAMBA. Wanted to play with FTP first)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gan Starling
> Kalamazoo MI USA
> 
> ---
> 
> To paraphrase Hitler... 
> "Who remembers the Amalekites?"

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