...so now I am working on the FTP server. I can't access it tho'. The error says that the directory can't be accessed....so I have been looking around....what directory? I never configured one! So where do I find where the FTP root is? None of my books state that and I looked thru files that I am a reasonable shade of blue and STILL can't figure it out.
Can anyone help?
As root, issue this command:
# grep ftp /etc/passwd
You'll get one line of output which is the ftp user's entry in the password file. You will almost certainly see there the path "/var/ftp"; that is the FTP root directory.
You can change that if you wish by simply editing the file. Remember how much trouble you can get into by making a mistake in the password file, so BE CAREFUL! I personally make a /home/ftp directory on most systems that need it, since FTP is generally data and I usually just back up my config files and the /home partition. But you can put it wherever you like, really.
Cheers,
-- Rodolfo J. Paiz rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.simpaticus.com
