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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-06 19:19:48 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-06 19:19:48 +0000 |
commit | 9639b20db64d084fa58b75058a2bd896b1f743e1 (patch) | |
tree | a6b4b2576ebd3b2a11ee774c4c4c22866c4c05b5 /libexec/ftpd | |
parent | 26da445d07574246abb5617f3bb216069636355d (diff) | |
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The .Nm utility
Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/ftpd')
-rw-r--r-- | libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 | 22 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 index e28376b..da6adf2 100644 --- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 +++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 @@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ .Op Fl p Ar file .Op Fl t Ar timeout .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Ftpd -is the +The +.Nm +utility is the Internet File Transfer Protocol server process. The server uses the .Tn TCP @@ -281,16 +282,18 @@ STAT command is received during a data transfer, preceded by a Telnet IP and Synch, transfer status will be returned. .Pp -.Nm Ftpd -interprets file names according to the +The +.Nm +utility interprets file names according to the .Dq globbing conventions used by .Xr csh 1 . This allows users to utilize the metacharacters .Dq Li \&*?[]{}~ . .Pp -.Nm Ftpd -authenticates users according to six rules. +The +.Nm +utility authenticates users according to six rules. .Pp .Bl -enum -offset indent .It @@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ The files pwd.db (see and .Xr group 5 must be present for the -.Xr ls +.Xr ls 1 command to be able to produce owner names rather than numbers. The password field in .Xr passwd @@ -452,8 +455,9 @@ value is to be used. As with any anonymous login configuration, due care must be given to setup and maintenance to guard against security related problems. .Pp +The .Nm -has internal support for handling remote requests to list +utility has internal support for handling remote requests to list files, and will not execute .Pa /bin/ls in either a chrooted or non-chrooted environment. The @@ -495,6 +499,6 @@ scrutinized, but are possibly incomplete. .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -command appeared in +utility appeared in .Bx 4.2 . IPv6 support was added in WIDE Hydrangea IPv6 stack kit. |