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

Configuring FTP

Symon_1 — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:21:48 GMT

Hi,
How to configure FTP on HPUX 11.00?

Thank's
Symon.

Re: Configuring FTP

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:41:06 GMT

Shalom Symon,

You usually don't have to configure it, it comes enabled with the OS.

It needs an uncommented entry in /etc/inetd.conf for ftpd so it can listen on the ftp port.

It has a file called ftpaccess which lets you limit who can do what with ftp.

Security experts recommend disableing root ftp access on HP-UX systems.

To see if its installed.

swlist -l product | grep -i ftp

You should see an entry about wu-ftpd.

SEP

Re: Configuring FTP

Luk Vandenbussche — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:42:16 GMT

Hi Symon,

FTP to a HPUX is configured by default.

from your PC try

ftp host
user
password

If login is succesful the is is ok

Re: Configuring FTP

Symon_1 — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:57:19 GMT

Ok. But how to configure the permission to allow an user to access a specific FTP directory to download files only? Upload files and create subdirectories should not be allowed.
ThankÂ´s again..
Symon.

Re: Configuring FTP

Luk Vandenbussche — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 07:10:16 GMT

Symon,

You have to modify /var/adm/inetd.sec for this.

Our you can do it through sam / networking and communication / System access

See also
man inetd.sec

Re: Configuring FTP

john kingsley — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:43:12 GMT

You can customize ftp by modifying /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess. Take a look at the man page for ftpaccess. You can find a sample ftpaccess file in:
/usr/newconfig/etc/ftpd/examples

Re: Configuring FTP

Sivakumar TS — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:31:16 GMT

the usernames specified in /etc/ftpd/ftpuser will be denied access to the ftp server.

Re: Configuring FTP

Raj D. — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 15:28:39 GMT

Hi Symon ,

FTP is by default enabled in the system.
Also check /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services that ftp is enabled.

/etc/inetd.conf
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/ftpd # must not be commente.

/etc/services :
ftp 21/tcp # File Transfer Protocol (Control) # must not be commented.

Cheers,
Raj.