topic Re: FTP server in Operating System - HP-UX

FTP server

Mangesh Khatav_1 — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:25:53 GMT

Hi

I need to configure an Ftp server.can anuyone help me in doing this.I would life if i get a pdf documentation.

Thanks in advance

mangesh

Re: FTP server

R. Sri Ram Kishore_1 — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 01:35:01 GMT

Hi Mangesh,

Here's the doc:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90778/B2355-90778.html

The pdf file can also be downloaded from the same location.

HTH.
Regards,
Sri Ram

Re: FTP server

KapilRaj — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 05:28:09 GMT

inetd provides ftp service by defualt , u may need to uncomment the required line in /etc/inetd.conf and configure /etc/ftpusers & /var/adm/inetd.sec if required

Kaps

Re: FTP server

sreejith_4 — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 05:51:26 GMT

Hi,

FTPD comes by default with HP.
You have to create /etc/ftpusers file if doesn't exist and do the changes as per your plans for authetication. FTPD gets started from inetd.

Thanks & Regards
Sreejith M

Re: FTP server

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:21:40 GMT

Hi Mangesh,

As said before unless ftp is restricted by /var/adm/inetd.sec or disabled by commenting it out in /etc/inetd.conf, it is available by defalt.

However, you want to configure more restrictive operations for a user, then you will need to use 'ftpaccess' file. You can look at 'man ftpaccess' for the options available. An example file is under /usr/newconfig/etc/ftpd directory which can be copied into /etc/ftpd directory. Add -a flag to ftpd's entry in /etc/inetd.conf and refresh inetd (inetd -c).

However, ftp is insecure as people can create .netrc files and keep their passwords in text mode to ease their jobs. The communication between ftpserver and ftpclient is done in cleartext which is insecured. On production servers, it is a good idea to use secure tools like ssh that provide scp and sftp. You can get ssh from software.hp.com.

-Sri