Re: [TCLUG:10772] ftp access problems

[Brent Metzler <debian@pluto.twistedpair.net>]

On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote:

> >Stupid question, but do you have ftpd installed? I know redhat has it
> >configured in /etc/inetd.conf even if you don't install it, and that's the
> >error you get when ftp'ing.
>         you know, I think you're right.... just came to that conclusion
> after talking to someone else.
> 
> sometimes it really sucks to be a one-man IT dept.; no one else to catch
> your (frequent) mistakes.

Well, you've probably all ready confirmed this, but I check my RedHat box
and that is the behaviour you get if the ftpd isn't installed/running.

Grab the RPM, and install it.  Oh, and don't forget the security updates.

-Brent