On 09/09/10 11:35, Adam Carter wrote: > Looking further, I found that when I try to log into the laptop > >> as anonymous, I get a 530-Unable to set anonymous privileges error, and >> in /var/log/messages, I see: ftp: Directory /usr/portage/ is not >> accessible. >> >> > Have you tried su'ing to the ftp user to make sure you can still get to > /usr/portage via a shell? > > Tried running strace against the ftpd? > > BTW - http replicator works well for distfiles. It might just be easier to > use that. > > http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BpP7JqMShS0J:www.gentoo-wiki.info/HOWTO_Download_Cache_for_LAN-Http-Replicator+http+replicator+gentoo&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au > 1) I thought of that, but what password does Portage give it (if any)? If I change it, will it affect the use of my system at all? 2) Never used strace. I was under the impression that it was a debugger, and I don't know enough about programming to be able to understand that. But looking into it now, it appears it may be used more simply to give a better idea of what's going on. I'll give it a try. 3) I'll have a look at http replicator, thanks.
Jake Moe
