This has to do with setup of your ftp server. As it was not stated, I will
make some assumptions:
- You are talking about the ftp server on your own machine;
- You are using the ftp server that comes with Mandrake (wu-ftpd)
- You are starting your ftp server in /etc/inetd.conf
Anonymous access is a little tricky because it can open your system to
intruders; thus it comes limited as you saw. I'll say it again: the
wu-ftpd can easily open up your filesystem to everyone. Goal is to make at
least a pub & incoming dir available without exposing some (or the rest of)
your system.
Though wu-ftpd is started by inetd, meaning it uses tcpwrappers (a good
security mechanism), I was not able to limit its directory visibility, so
switched to ncftpd (SERVER, not client). Admittedly more complex, but tight
& reliable. And it natively supports wrappers. It's a commercial product,
but free if you set max users to 3.
If you want to pursue wu-ftpd, use linuxconf to set it up and refer to
/usr/doc/wu-ftpd-???.
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Tim & Val Litwiller wrote:
> I know this is probably a faq, but after searching thru my folder for
> this list I didn't find a solution.
>
> I can get to user directories if I log on as a user, but I can not get a
> file list if log on as anonymous. I have checked file permissions, I can
> change directories, but still do not get a file listing.
