starting pureftpd port
Scott Haneda
talklists at newgeo.com
Fri Sep 18 16:12:56 PDT 2009
http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/net/pureftpd/Portfile
I wonder if someone can lend me a hand in figuring out the correct way
to start this ftpd on Leopard:
From the current port file:
# Notify the user how to launch the ftpd
post-install {
ui_msg "\nYou can now start PureFTPd in 3 ways,"
ui_msg "either via xinetd, in standalone mode, or"
ui_msg "if you're using Mac OS X 10.4 / Darwin 8.x"
ui_msg "via launchd(8).\n"
ui_msg "If you're under Mac OS X 10.3 or Mac OS X 10.4,"
ui_msg "you have to copy ${prefix}/share/doc/${name}/pure-ftpd"
ui_msg "to /etc/pam.d and use the '-lpam' flag when"
ui_msg "launching pure-ftpd to have PAM working.\n"
}
I can start pureftpd and it works from the command line now. Apple
has /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist which seems to get the
disabled key toggled around depending on how your system preferences
are set.
If I want to maintain that feature, enable and disable by System
preferences, I take it I would need to alter /System/Library/
LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist?
I am thinking in this case, there are so many ways to start this, the
portfile needs to just install a plist and ui_msg where it is and how
to enabled it.
I do not know the correct location to put it, and how to configure it
so that it is on demand. I believe the Apple ftp dies and only comes
alive when a request comes in, which is nice, as you do not have a
ftpd running 24/7, only when you need it.
Thanks
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