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I am working a subnet where I am trying to FTP to a SuSE 9.0 LiveEval (bootable linux). I am begining to think I should just as well go out an pick four leaf clovers! Here is what I have done thus far... I INSTALLED AN FTP DAEMON... > cd /tmp > rpm -i -vv -force -root /windows/c/temp vsftpd-1.2.0-52.i586.rpm > cd /usr > mv local local.orig > ln -s local /windows/c/temp > mv sbin /windows/c/temp > cd /var/log > touch vsftpd.log > chmod 777 !$ > cd /etc > vi vsftpd.conf --anonymous-enable=YES --local_enable=YES --write_enable=YES --local_umask=022 --listen=YES --anon_upload_enable=YES --anon_mkdir_write=YES --connect_from_port_20=YES --secure_chroot_dir=/windows/c/temp/jail ----(also tried /tmp) > cd /usr/local > vsftpd & ...muns SEND THE FTP > ftp -a FTP> open HOST0 ...I get the banner I set in the vsftpd.conf FTP> verbose on FTP> binary FTP> cd /tmp ...Failed to change diretory FTP> cd /windows ...Failed to change directory FTP> put random.dat ...Could not create file What gives? Is this even possible? Please enlighten me to the tao of SuSE ftp!

Solution: Found that I had to do the following to get FTP to work: 1. vi /etc/passwd insure that user "ftp" had a home directory that was in writable user space, say /home/ftp. 2. In the /home/ftp directory, made a subdir called "incoming" (can't do a root ftp put in the FTP home, anonymously). 3. chmod/chown such that.... drwxr-xr-x ftp root incoming 4. QED, huh! Works now...finally.