Anonymous FTP Administration

The Internet File Transfer Protocol (FTP) enables you to copy files from one computer to another over a network. You run an FTP client program on one computer and it connects to the FTP server program running on the other.

To use FTP, you must have a valid login account on the computer with the FTP server, unless the server is set up to accept anonymous FTP. An anonymous FTP server enables users without local accounts to access a specially designated FTP directory. From this directory, they can copy files to the computer running the FTP client ("downloading files"). Optionally, users can also be allowed to copy files into a subdirectory of the FTP directory ("uploading files").

The Anonymous FTP module enables you to configure your server in one of three states:

• Anonymous FTP disabled (the default)

• Anonymous FTP enabled with download capability only

• Anonymous FTP enabled with upload and download capability

By default, Netra j designates /export/ftp as the anonymous FTP directory. However, if you have installed Netra on top of an existing configuration, any changes you make to the anonymous FTP configuration preserve the current directory setup.

To Configure Anonymous FTP

1. From the Main Administration page, under "Network Service Administration," click Anonymous FTP.

   The Anonymous FTP Administration page is displayed with the current state of the server.

2. Complete the form using the information in the following table.

   Table 3-1 Anonymous FTP Information

   Option	Description
   Enable anonymous FTP with upload and download capability	Users without accounts on the Netra server can connect to the Netra server using FTP. The anonymous FTP account has a directory called /pub that contains files available for downloading, and a directory called/incoming into which users can upload files.
   Enable anonymous FTP with download capability only	Users without accounts on the Netra Server can connect to the Netra server using FTP. The anonymous FTP account has a directory called /pub that contains files available for downloading. Users cannot copy (upload) files into the directory /incoming.
   Disable anonymous FTP	Only users with valid accounts on the Netra server can connect to it using FTP.

3. Place all files that are to be available through FTP in the /export/ftp/pub directory (if you are using the default Netra setup).

   Anonymous FTP users see this directory as /pub. If the server is configured with upload capability, anonymous users are able to copy files to the /export/ftp/incoming directory. FTP users see this directory as /incoming.