FTP setup in Solaris 8 1

[rishath]

I'm maintaining a Sun server running Solaris 8 OS and I'm in the process of setting up ftp on it. I would like to know the steps involved in setting it up. Please help! Thank you!

 

[daFranze]

is this a ftp server you want to connect to the internet or just for sharing files within the company?



Regards
-- Franz
Sorry I'm not a native spaeker, I'm from Munich, Germany - "Home of the Whopper", oh no, "Home of the Oktoberfest" ;-)
Solaris System Manager; I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[spoodie]

In theory all you should need to do is uncomment the 'ftpd' line in the file /etc/inetd.conf, fine the process ID of the /usr/sbin/inetd command the perform a hang-up on it, ie. kill -HUP [process_id]

Although please bear in mind that this will enable all users on the server to login using FTP, which may be a security concern. You should be able to find plenty of documentation on the web regarding the security consideration of an FTP server on Solaris.

spoodie
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[rishath]

Thank you deFranze and spoodie for replying to my query. It was helpful. I'm setting up ftp for sharing file in my department.

 

[daFranze]

take a look at the faq page and this document

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?spid=60&sfid=2315

Regards
-- Franz
Sorry I'm not a native spaeker, I'm from Munich, Germany - "Home of the Whopper", oh no, "Home of the Oktoberfest" ;-)
Solaris System Manager; I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years