On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Glenn English <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Feb 7, 2010, at 7:44 AM, Jasper Frumau wrote: > > > I just added ProFTPD and I am adjusting the ProFTPD configuration file. I > need to add ftp user and group. I went to system preferences > accounts and > added group ftp. When I wanted to add user ftp it said the name was already > reserved. I decided to abort and remove newly created group fpt.. So I guess > a user ftp is already there. > > My understanding is that users 'ftp' and 'anonymous' are reserved for > anonymous FTP, and are therefore disallowed for real users. I see. > They aren't real in that they aren't in the passwd file, but there is a > /home/ftp directory, There is now home/ftp directory on my Mac. I have: $ pwd /opt/local/bin $ ls | grep ftp ftpcount ftpdctl ftptop ftpwho Found those with hints in man proftpd > created by the FTP server (I don't do anon FTP myself). > I guess U could turn that off (comment it out) too. I just use this local FTP server to run some OS CMS locally for testing > > > How can I check this from the command line? > > 'cat /etc/passwd' -- the user names are the first thing in the lines. > That's how it works on other unices, anyway. OS X seems to have put my > username somewhere else; there are lots of names there, but I'm not in that > list. Mine isn't either > Ask Google?? > Will continue doing online research on showing ftp and ordinary user groups in OSX. Thanks for the tips Glenn! > > -- > Glenn English > [email protected] > > > >
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