Hello, group! My new employer insists on having an FTP service running on one of our servers, despite warnings that we should use scp instead. i've never set up an ftp server, i'm looking for help... Yast has a TFTP setup module, but it is very bare. It doesn't allow any configuration options except to enable/disable it and open/close the appropriate firewall port. After poking around a bit i can see that it wants to run tftp via xinetd, but: a) i can't see where to configure it, e.g., which users are allowed to ftp in. b) Connecting over ftp times out if i have the SuseFirewall running (even though the tftp port has been opened). If the SuseFirewall is shut down the connect fails immediately, which leads me to believe that xinetd is not getting the request or is immediately denying it. My /etc/xinetd.d/tftp file looks like (comment lines excluded): service tftp { socket_type = dgram protocol = udp wait = yes user = root server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd server_args = -s /tftpboot disable = no } The directory /tftpboot does exist but is empty. i would like to (need to) configure it such that the machine's users can log in and are directed to their own home directories. Looking at the tftp log in Yast shows this: Aug 26 16:13:38 syntax xinetd[20988]: Reading included configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/tftp [file=/etc/xinetd.d/tftp] [line=17] However, line 17 is the last line and it is empty. ??? The machine is behind a firewall which redirects the ftp port to the Linux box on which tftp is running. Do we need to open/forward another range of ports on the firewall? Any tips would be appreciated. i am not averse to installing another ftp server package, if that's necessary. PS: despite how tempting it will be for many of you, please don't preach to me about the insecurity of ftp. i'm fully aware of this. The Boss wants ftp, so ftp he gets. The first time the machine is cracked via ftp, i'll tell him "i told you so" and will then get my way (only ssh/scp connections). -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts