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CONFIG_ANONFTP(8)	  BSD System Manager's Manual	     CONFIG_ANONFTP(8)

NAME
     config_anonftp - enable anonymous ftp

SYNOPSIS
     config_anonftp

DESCRIPTION
     The config_anonftp program creates an anonymous ftp directory and an ac-
     count for the anonymous ftp user (thus enabling anonymous ftp access).

     The config_anonftp program accepts no arguments.

     You can disable anonymous ftp by removing the ftp user from the passwd(5)
     file (e.g., with a command like ``rmuser ftp'').

     Setting up an anonymous ftp server is a potentially large security haz-
     ard, so it should not be taken lightly.  The config_anonftp program will
     set up a simple anonymous ftp configuration with a readable ~ftp/pub di-
     rectory and a non readable ~ftp/hidden directory.	World readable files
     placed in either directory will be available for anonymous ftp transfers.
     Files placed in the `hidden' directory may only be transferred if the
     names are known (or guessed!).

     The config_anonftp will also create an ~ftp/etc/pwd.db file with no users
     defined in it.  This prevents the ftpd(8) process from generating errors
     due to the absence of the ~ftp/etc/pwd.db file.

     No uploads are permitted in the configuration created by config_anonftp.
     If you wish to enable uploading, it is recommended that you learn the ins
     and outs of the fancy anonymous ftp server supplied with BSD/OS by read-
     ing the ftpd(8) and ftpconfig(5) man pages.

FILES
     /var/spool/ftp/*

SEE ALSO
     ftpd(8),  ftpconfig(5),  adduser(8)

HISTORY
     The config_anonftp command first appeared in BSD/OS and is currently un-
     der development.

BSDI BSD/OS			 May 10, 1998				     1

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