Linux:FTP

[bmacd]

mmmk....so after posting just a couple hours earlier RE: FTP proggies that came pre-installed on mandrake 8.2, i've come to the conclusion that i have ProFTP and WU-FTPD. How do i set them up/configure what directories i want to share, do i need to install them (even though they're already there), should i consider trying to upgrade them due to security flaws, and are either programs worth a damn for a linux n00bie trying to share some files for some friends via FTP?

-=bmacd=-

 

[MGMorden]

As for configuring them, look for config files under the /etc directory (can't help you with specifics here as I've never really used either of these extensively). As for choosing a server, DO NOT use wu-ftpd. It's a secuirity nightmare. Between those two I'd go with ProFTPD, though I personally find PureFTPD to be a better server for a small server (I don't run either anymore. I just use SSH/SFTP to do all of this. Lots less security issues).

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

How do i set them up/configure what directories i want to share,
i hate to tell you to RTFM but it usually works pretty well (and i have never used either so i'm useless 😉). man <programname>. search google. find the website for them and look through the documentation.

do i need to install them (even though they're already there),
i would think not 😉

should i consider trying to upgrade them due to security flaws,
well find out what versions you have, find out what the latest version is, and if yours is out of date see if there are any security problems with it.

and are either programs worth a damn for a linux n00bie trying to share some files for some friends via FTP?
wu-ftp has a pretty bad history, i wouldnt touch it. proftpd seems like the feature rich ftpd. i just use the bsd ftpd. its extremely simple and works great for my (relatively simplistic) needs.