vsftpd.conf

Kyrre Ness Sjobak kyrre at solution-forge.net
Sat Sep 11 23:21:41 UTC 2004


That would make script-based instalation impossible. So putting a script
which ask questions during installation inside the rpm is a BAD idea.

søn, 12.09.2004 kl. 01.18 skrev Paul Trippett:
> Why not take a BSD approach and give them the option when installing the
> package, say for example...
> 
> # rpm -i vsftp....rpm
> Would you like to enable Anonymous logins? (y/n) [N] 
> Would you like to enable Local user Logins? (y/n) [N]
> 
> Copying relevant base configuration file.... Done.
> 
> Anonymous/User logins have been enabled if at a later date you would
> like to change this behaviour you can do so by editing /etc/vsftpd.conf 
> 
> #
> 
> /pt
> 
> On Sat, 2004-09-11 at 21:13, Kyrre Ness Sjobak wrote:
> > ... And if you want anonymous logins, you WILL notice it if it dont
> > work. Same goes to user-logins. So why not simply disable both in the
> > standard-config-file (effectively making the server unusable until
> > someone have changed the config), and include comments telling how to
> > enable it?
> > 
> > One common use case for non-anonymous ftp is file uppload to a web-hotel
> > - as most users either dont know about or dont care about more secure
> > ways. And those have mostly disabled ssh logins.
> > 
> > lør, 11.09.2004 kl. 11.39 skrev Paul Trippett:
> > > On Sat, 2004-09-11 at 06:42, Charles R. Anderson wrote:
> > > > Not really...I think he makes a very valid point that allowing trusted
> > > > users to login via FTP is worse than allowing anonymous users FTP
> > > > access.  FTP should only ever be used in anonymous mode, like HTTP
> > > > servers are mostly used for.  If you don't what that, don't enable the
> > > > service.
> > > 
> > > yes, it is best practise but how many companies use FTP on there
> > > internal network "in a controlled enviroment" to put data onto internal
> > > web/ftp/email etc servers. This number has to outway the number of
> > > companies running known anonymous ftp servers. Linux is being used more
> > > an more in internal company networks where anonymous ftp to servers
> > > would not be wanted.
> > > 
> > > /pt
> > > 
> > 
> 





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