FreeBSD 5.1 i386 not allowing incoming ftp connects?

[liquid]

It is turned on *IF* you say so during the install.  What does or does
not run by default is actually determined by /etc/defaults/rc.conf.
/etc/rc.conf is an override file, if you will.

My guess here is that if you choose not to use the "internet super
server" during the installation, it alters the rc.conf located in
/etc/defaults rather than adding a line in /etc/rc.conf to disable
inetd.

Sandro


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Peter Ulrich Kruppa
> Sent: September 2, 2003 12:35 AM
> To: chael at southgate.ph.inter.net
> Cc: culverk at yumyumyum.org; freebsd-questions at freebsd.org;
> Robertdkeys at aol.com
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.1 i386 not allowing incoming ftp connects?
> 
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 chael at southgate.ph.inter.net wrote:
> 
> > Hmm... funny, i have thought that inetd_enabled="YES" was default
> regardless
> > if it's in rc.conf or not. Because even it it's not in rc.conf, you
> can
> > still see it running when you ps -ax  (/usr/sbin/inetd -wW). I have
> my pop3
> > (which requires editing the inetd.conf) working even if that line is
> not in
> > my rc.conf.
> 
> THE Handbook -
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/inetd.html
> - says:
> 	inetd is initialized through the /etc/rc.conf system. The
>  	inetd_enable option is set to ``NO'' by default, but is often
>   	times turned on by sysinstall with the medium security profile.
> 	Placing:
> 
> 	inetd_enable="YES"
> 
> 	or
> 
> 	inetd_enable="NO"
> 
> 	into /etc/rc.conf can enable or disable inetd starting at boot
> 	time.
> 
> But you are right, I could swear it was always turned by default.
> Regards,
> 
> Uli.
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Robertdkeys at aol.com>
> > To: <culverk at yumyumyum.org>
> > Cc: <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 9:29 AM
> > Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.1 i386 not allowing incoming ftp connects?
> >
> >
> > > As it turns out, a one liner:   inetd_enabled="YES"
> > > added to rc.conf caused it to come up correctly.
> > >
> > > Now it is running fine!  Thanks all....
> > >
> > > Bob Keys
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