Wow! It does the same for me.
I thought root was ftp-crippled by default!?
I am sure that it used to be.
At least, it is still refused to log remotely.
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>From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Cooker] FTP install
>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:06:26 -0600 (MDT)
>
>On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Jo wrote:
>
> > Pixel wrote:
> > >
> > > Jo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > >
> > > > Hi, could you tell me which gi_xxxx file I need to use to do an FTP
> > > > install? Since I didn't find one that seemed appropriate, I tried
> > > > installing with the bootnet.img.
> > >
> > > it is the good one for ftp install.
> >
> > So I gather that a graphical FTP install isn't possible?
> > >
> > > > Once the packages are selected though,
> > > > it doesn't find key components like init scripts, kernel glibc
>etc...
> > >
> > > maybe you should do a gendepslist:
> > >
> > > the_dir/misc/gendepslist the_dir
> >
> > uh oh, I'm afraid I don't understand that. I tried entering gendepslist
> > at the prompt, but it doesn't do anything useful:
> > bash: gendepslist: command not found
> >
> > Maybe I should keep where I belong: on the newbie list.
> >
> > >
> > > > Most of the other packages are retrieved and installed fine, but of
> > > > course the installation doesn't work.
> > > > I'm FTP'ing to an other computer and logging in as root.
> > > >
> > >
> > > strange ftp root account is not disabled!
> >
> > I agree, but I don't know a whole lot about FTP. I tried in a lot of
> > ways. First setting up an NFS server, which didn't work. Although I got
> > in touch with the server.
> > Then my attempts with FTP weren't successful either, so I tried from a
> > prompt and saw that from the FTP servers I tried to install kBeroFTP
> > responded. (I also tried to enable the one from LinuxConf).
> > Anyway, I logged in as root and it worked. Then I looked in which
> > directory I was, and made an offset from there to get to my installation
> > directory.
> >
> > I guess I'd better do a lot more reading before I attempt something of
> > this kind, but at a certain point I can't resist to actually try to get
> > things going.
> >
> > I'll get back to you with some actual error messages, that will prolly
> > help you more.
> >
> > Jo
>
>Man i sure am glad i'm behind a couple firewalls..
>
>[root@Homie linux]# ftp 0
>Connected to 0.
>220 Homie.netpirate.org FTP server (BeroFTPD 1.3.4(1) Sat May 1 16:04:03
>CEST 1999) ready.
>Name (0:root):
>331 Password required for root.
>Password:
>230 User root logged in.
>Remote system type is UNIX.
>Using binary mode to transfer files.
>ftp>
>
>
>--
>MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
> --Axalon
>
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