This page discusses the FTP file transfer protocol on HP
systems.
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
FTP is normally included with the HP/UX software, but it is
often not started with the HP installation; refer to the
/etc/inetd.conf file for the FTP line as above. You should check to see
if the FTP daemon is running; look for a comment character on the FTP
line in the /etc/inetd.conf file. ftp stream tcp nowait
root /etc/ftpd ftpd -l
Follow the example above if you need to restart the inetd
process.
FTP requires a valid username and a real password to
run, so the appropriate accounts should be set up on the HP (normal
login accounts and passwords are sufficient, but they must also be
entered in the ViewStation's Setup Mode Remote Hosts fields to be used
for FTP file loading).
FTP transfers with usernames and passwords use the root
directory (/) for the search path, so full filenames are needed. File
access is limited by the restrictions on the user's access.
Anonymous FTP File Transfer
Anonymous FTP file transfers do not require a password, but
have other security limitations. All files to be transferred must be in
a special anonymous FTP directory. Refer to your man pages for details
about setting up an anonymous FTP account.
In summary, you must enter a "anonymous ftp" user in the
password file (/etc/ passwd) with appropriate group and ownership
limitations, and then use that anonymous ftp user's home directory as
the root directory for file transfers. Anonymous FTP file transfers
initiate a chroot() call, so the new root directory is the home
directory for the anonymous ftp user.
In this case, as with "secure TFTP" above, you must understand
how these security mechanisms affect the entry of the HDSware path on
the ViewStation. Your path on the ViewStation must take into account
the new anonymous ftp root directory.
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