Subject: misc/544: ftpd manpages missing part for anonymous accounts
To: None <gnats-admin@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: None <windsor@ksu.ksu.edu>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 11/02/1994 01:20:09
>Number: 544
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: ftpd manpages missing "copy /etc/pwd.db to ~ftp/etc"
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: gnats-admin (Misc Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Nov 2 01:20:06 1994
>Originator: Rob Windsor
>Organization:
>Release: NetBSD 1.0_Beta (Late Sept/Early Oct release)
>Environment:
System: NetBSD punk.slip.ksu.edu 1.0_BETA NetBSD 1.0_BETA (PUNK) #1: Wed Oct 12 11:32:20 CDT 1994 windsor@punk.slip.ksu.edu:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/PUNK i386
>Description:
ftpd (8) manpages are incorrect in one step in configuring for
public ftp access. The administrator needs to copy /etc/pwd.db
to ~ftp/etc instead of passwd(5) for the ls command to be able
to procude owner names rather than numbers.
>How-To-Repeat:
man 8 ftpd and look in instructions to configure machine for
public ftp access.
>Fix:
root@punk:/usr/share/man/cat8>diff -c ./ftpd.0.~1~ ./ftpd.0
*** ./ftpd.0.~1~ Mon Sep 26 23:57:18 1994
--- ./ftpd.0 Wed Nov 2 02:42:17 1994
***************
*** 152,158 ****
111.
~ftp/etc Make this directory owned by ``root'' and unwritable by
! anyone (mode 555). The files passwd(5) and group(5) must
be present for the ls command to be able to produce owner
names rather than numbers. The password field in passwd
is not used, and should not contain real passwords. The
--- 152,158 ----
111.
~ftp/etc Make this directory owned by ``root'' and unwritable by
! anyone (mode 555). The files pwd.db and group(5) must
be present for the ls command to be able to produce owner
names rather than numbers. The password field in passwd
is not used, and should not contain real passwords. The
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: