[ale] No More Ftp?

[Robert L Harris]

> > Ok,
> >   I got my ftp working from a few weeks ago.  Apparently I was missing in.ftpd
> > (don't ask me how).  it worked for a few weeks.  Now it doesn't work anymore.
> > 
> > It gives me the name/pass prompt and dies:
> > 
> > Connected to localhost.
> > 220 dogbert FTP server (Version wu-2.4.2-academ[BETA-12](1) Wed Mar 5 12:37:21 EST 1997) ready
> > Name (localhost:nomad): nomad
> > 331 Password required for nomad.
> > Password:
> > 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
> > Login failed.
> > No control connection for command: No such file or directory
> > ftp> quit
> > {0}:dogbert:/home/nomad>   
> 
> I don't know off-hand, unless you clobbered ftpaccess or something like
> that.  Something that's often helpful in debugging ftpd, though.  Look
> through your /etc/inetd.conf for the line starting ftpd, something like
> (example from a solaris box, but it should be basically the same)
> 
> ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  in.ftpd -a -l -t 120 -T 600
> 
> In the options passed to in.ftpd, add a -d which will log everything to
> syslog.  
> 
> Also, since you're already fighting it, you might as well go ahead and
> upgrade to a more secure version.  wu-ftpd-2.4.2-b16 is out now
> (ftp://ftp.academ.com/pub/wu-ftpd/private/).
> 

Actually, I'm not using wu-ftpd and this box is in a very secure domain
so I should be ok.  Here's what I get for my ftp:

{0}:dogbert:/etc/vga>rpm -q -a | grep ftp
ftp-0.10-1
ncftp-2.4.2-3
tftp-0.10-2

Here's my ftp line in my inetd.conf:
ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  in.ftpd -l -a -v -d


And when i try to ftp nothing appears in my logs, secure, messages or
otherwise.
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