Claude.P.Cantin@nrc.CA (01/29/91)
The permissions I had set on the $HOME/etc directory were 444 (that was
following directions from the manual). The man pages are WRONG!!!
I simply made the entire $HOME/etc 555, and everything worked as
expected.
Special thanks to Marc Desrochers who was the first to respond (and had
the right answer!).
Also thanks for
From: Marc Desrochers <marc@bobino.bri.nrc.ca>
From: "Jason Molenda" <molenda@s1.msi.umn.edu>
From: jack@cwi.nl
From: Matthew J. Wicks <wicks@dcdmjw.fnal.gov>
From: "Dan Karron (karron@nyu.edu" <karron@karron.med.nyu.edu>
who responded to my querry.
Thank You,
Claude Cantin
My original posting:
>I have set up an anonymous ftp account on our 4D/280S.
>
>It works fine, including long listings ("ls -l").
>
>BUT "ls -l" produces GID and UID instead of group names and user names.
>
>The ftpd man page says that $HOME/etc/group and $HOME/etc/passwd should
>have permissions 444 in order for group and user names be displayed with
>the "ls -l" command...
>
>This does not work for me...
>
>Any suggestions???arc@kaibab.wpd.sgi.com (Andrew Cherenson) (01/29/91)
In article <9101281723.aa19576@VMB.BRL.MIL> Claude.P.Cantin@nrc.CA writes: > >The permissions I had set on the $HOME/etc directory were 444 (that was >following directions from the manual). The man pages are WRONG!!! The ftpd(1M) man page is correct. It says: "Make this directory owned by the super-user and unwritable by anyone. The files passwd(4) and group(4) must be present [...] These files should be mode 444." The first sentence implies mode 555. The example on page 8-21 in the Network Communications Guide also uses mode 555.
Dan Karron@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU (01/29/91)
Huh ? Correct or contradictory ? Sounds like cognative dissonance. (The ability to think one thing in the face of the obvious facts saying the exact opposite.) >From: Andrew Cherenson <ucbvax.berkeley.edu!sgi!arc%kaibab.wpd.sgi.com> >Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA >Subject: Re: SUMMARY: Anonymous FTP permissions... >Message-Id: <82944@sgi.sgi.com> >References: <9101281723.aa19576@VMB.BRL.MIL> >Sender: info-iris-request@BRL.MIL >To: info-iris@BRL.MIL > >In article <9101281723.aa19576@VMB.BRL.MIL> Claude.P.Cantin@nrc.CA writes: >> >>The permissions I had set on the $HOME/etc directory were 444 (that was >>following directions from the manual). The man pages are WRONG!!! > >The ftpd(1M) man page is correct. It says: ??????? > "Make this directory owned by the super-user and unwritable > by anyone. The files passwd(4) and group(4) must be present [...] > These files should be mode 444." So what are you saying, 444 or 555 ? >The first sentence implies mode 555. > >The example on page 8-21 in the Network Communications Guide also >uses mode 555. Well good for that. I am glad I knew to look there before I went to the man page. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | karron@nyu.edu (E-mail alias that will always find me) | | Fax: 212 263 7190 * Dan Karron, Research Associate | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * New York University Medical Center | | 560 First Avenue \*\ Pager <1> (212) 397 9330 | | New York, New York 10016 \**\ <2> 10896 <3> <your-number-here> | | (212) 263 5210 \***\_________________________________________ | | Main machine: karron.med.nyu.edu (128.122.135.3) IRIS 85GT | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ NOTE PHONE NUMBER CHANGE: The Med Ctr has changed from 340 to 263 exchange.