[wplug] GAWP 2 aka hdicafs

[Luquilla Hues]

I was under the understanding that http 1.1, think Apache, allowed for file 
uploads? Why not do it that way?


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>From: Elwin Green <bekitemba2002 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Subject: [wplug] GAWP 2 aka hdicafs
>Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 14:28:52 -0700 (PDT)
>
>THE GREAT AMERICAN WEBSERVER PROJECT, PART 2. (aka,
>"How do I configure an ftp server?")
>
>Now that my fabulous LBox is flawlessly serving up my
>slightly modified version of Debian's placeholder
>webpage, I'm back to the question of how to allow
>myself and a select few others (not everyone in the
>world) to upload content to the sucker. Someone
>mentioned ssh, but I'm not sure if my merry band and I
>will always have access to ssh-enabled machines when
>the mood/muse/irresistable urge to create strikes us.
>ftp, on the other hand, is pretty much everywhere. So
>I am still inclined to favor that option.
>
>At least 3 different programs were mentioned before:
>anonftp, proftpd, and muddleftp (I think I'm getting
>those right). However, at this point I would rather
>use Debian's standard built-in ftp server if I can.
>I'm trying to keep this as simple as possible, if only
>to minimize opportunities for confusion.
>
>Confusion has found its way in, anyhow.
>
>My O'Reilly text has slightly less than 2 pages to
>setting up an ftp server. It says: "Selecting the
>Basic profile during Debian GNU/Linux installation
>causes installation of a standard FTP server."
>
>I'm preeettty sure that option was not selected for
>this install.
>
>The book suggests testing the server, then says: "If
>your FTP server fails to respond properly, check the
>line you added to the inetd.conf file."
>
>(The book doesn't say what the added line should look
>like.)
>
>The server did fail, I checked inetd.conf, and saw
>that it contained no entry at all for ftp. I scrounged
>debian.org and found a sample inetd.conf with this
>line:
>
>ftp  stream  tcp  nowait  root  /usr/sbin/tcpd
>/usr/sbin/in.ftpd
>
>I added that to my inetd.conf (after copying
>inetd.conf to inetd.default in case I was screwing
>up).
>
>I rebooted.
>
>Now when I test ftp with this:
>
>ftp> open 127.0.0.1
>
>I get this:
>
>421 Service not available, remote server has closed
>connection
>
>This time, I actually believe that I know what the
>problem is. But I don't know how to solve it.
>
>I think this is the problem: There's no in.ftpd in
>/usr/sbin. tcpd is there, but not in.ftpd.
>
>The evident solution is to put it there; but I don't
>know how (I also don't know what it *is*, but that's a
>different matter).
>
>Help??
>
>Coming real close to having fun now (I hope!),
>Elwin
>
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>
>--- Matthew Danish <mdanish at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 06:55:49PM -0700, Elwin
> > Green wrote:
> > > Okay, I finally got apache installed on my
> > > webserver-to-be: inserted appropriate info for
> > > DocumentRoot, ServerAdmin, ServerName. Switched to
> > a
> > > working server and printed out access.conf,
> > cron.conf,
> > > httpd.conf and srm.conf so that I could have
> > something
> > > to compare the new server's configuration to. All
> > four
> > > files look right. And when I rebooted, this
> > message
> > > came up just before the login prompt:
> > >
> > > /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be
> > started
> > >
> > > That's all. No clue about *why* it could not be
> > > started.
> >
> > See /var/log/apache/, particularly error.log.
> >
> > --
> > ; Matthew Danish <mdanish at andrew.cmu.edu>
> > ; OpenPGP public key: C24B6010 on keyring.debian.org
> > ; Signed or encrypted mail welcome.
> > ; "There is no dark side of the moon really; matter
> > of fact, it's all dark."
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