Re: copying passwd files

Robert Waldner said: On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:55:13 +1300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When copying passwd files (ie smbpasswd, passwd, group, shadow) from one= machine to another via ftp... should it be via ascii or binary mode When in doubt always use binary mode, so your files get

copying passwd files

thanx for taking the time to explain the difference between ascii and binary transfers. I appreciate it. Regards Zane

copying passwd files

Hi When copying passwd files (ie smbpasswd, passwd, group, shadow) from one machine to another via ftp... should it be via ascii or binary mode thanx

Re: copying passwd files

On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:55:13 +1300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When copying passwd files (ie smbpasswd, passwd, group, shadow) from one machine to another via ftp... should it be via ascii or binary mode When in doubt always use binary mode, so your files get transported byte per byte