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FTP server on FreeBSD

Once the FTP server has been configured properly, it must be enabled in /etc/inetd.conf. All that is required here is to remove the comment symbol “#” from in front of the existing ftpd line :

ftp stream  tcp nowait  root  /usr/libexec/ftpd  ftpd -l


Alternatively, ftpd can also be started as a stand-alone server. In this case, it is sufficient to set the appropriate variable in /etc/rc.conf:

ftpd_enable="YES"

After setting the above variable, the stand-alone server will be started at the next reboot, or it can be started manually by executing the following command as root:

# /etc/rc.d/ftpd start

You can now log on to your FTP server by typing:

 ftp://localhost