HP-UX Remote Access Services Administrator's Guide

The /etc/ftpd/ftpconversions file allows you to configure the FTP server so that

when a user specifies a file name (using a get command), the compression and tar

operations occur automatically. Table 2-1 shows compression and tar operations.

Table 2-1 Compression and Tar Operations

ActionSpecified File NameTrue File Name

Uncompresses file before transmitting.

<filename><filename>.Z

Compresses <filename> before

transmitting.

Tars <filename> before transmitting.<filename>.tar<filename>

Tars and compresses <filename>

before transmitting.

Enabling or Disabling Tar and Compression

To enable or disable tar and compression, you can specify either yes or no with the

tar and compress keywords in the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file. The default value

is yes, which enables tar and compression. For more information, type man 4

ftpconversions at the HP-UX prompt.

The ftphosts Configuration File

You can use the /etc/ftpd/ftphosts configuration file to deny or allow access to

certain accounts from various hosts.

A sample ftphosts file exists in the /usr/newconfig/etc/ftpd/examples

directory. You can copy this file to the /etc/ftpd directory and edit the file

accordingly. For more information, type man 4 ftphosts at the HP-UX prompt.

The ftpusers Configuration File

The /etc/ftpd/ftpusers configuration file defines security for the ftp daemon.

ftpd rejects login connections to local user accounts that are specified in the

/etc/ftpd/ftpusers file.

When you install the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system, the /usr/bin/ckconfigutility

determines if the /etc/ftpusers file exists from a previous version of FTP. If an

ftpusers file already exists in the /etc directory, then a link is created from the

/etc/ftpd/ftpusers file to the /etc/ftpusers file. If the /etc/ftpusers file

does not exist, then it is created in the /etc/ftpd directory. For more information,

type man 4 ftpusers at the HP-UX prompt.

The ftpgroups Configuration File

The /etc/ftpd/ftpgroups file is the group password file used with the SITE

GROUP and SITE GPASS commands. A sample file exists in the

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