[wplug] Anonymous FTP and hidden files (security problem?)

[Alexandros Papadopoulos]

On Wednesday 10 September 2003 09:43, Russ Schneider wrote:
<snip>
> That's what I was thinking, but I wanted to know what others thought.
> I'm NOT a security person.  I'm still learning.
>
> I did remove those files and anonymous FTP still seems to be working
> fine.

In such cases (not sure whether something will break or not), it's a 
good idea to make a backup first.

$ tar -cf ftp_home.tar ftp/

...and then make any changes. You can always restore the files in case 
something breaks.

-A
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