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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 20:38
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 20:38
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in comp.unix.shell i read: >FTP listens on ports that only root can access. So I don't see how >you could set up your own. many ftpd daemons can be configured to do this trivially, e.g., typically ``ftpd -p 2121 -S'' (perhaps other switches too, e.g., `-A'). what you cannot get around is that chroot() and set*uid() can only be called by root, so a daemon running as other than root can't setup a chroot jail and incoming clients will be running as the user, hence will have all the same rights as `the' user. usually not what is desired. people that want a read-only, anonymous ftp (and http) server of their own can use djb's publicfile, but you must *really* want to have it because installing it (and daemontools) without being root is a royal pita, and isn't very secure. it's much easier to setup your own http daemon w/upload capability. >you might also piss off your SA's i'd go so far as to say `probably will ...'. -- bringing you boring signatures for 17 years
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