here's a copy of my /etc/proftpd.conf file if anyone neds it for reference. I ain't sure where to get the libs and binaries from for ls and stuf, but, here's what I dod to allow anonymous acess. *FILE BEGINS* # This is a basic ProFTPD configuration file (rename it to # 'proftpd.conf' for actual use. It establishes a single server # and a single anonymous login. It assumes that you have a user/group # "nobody" and "ftp" for normal operation and anon. ServerName "Debian" ServerType standalone DeferWelcome off ShowSymlinks on MultilineRFC2228 on DefaultServer on ShowSymlinks on AllowOverwrite on TimeoutNoTransfer 600 TimeoutStalled 600 TimeoutIdle 1200 DisplayLogin welcome.msg DisplayFirstChdir .message LsDefaultOptions "-l" DenyFilter \*.*/ # Uncomment this if you are using NIS or LDAP to retrieve passwords: #PersistentPasswd off # Port 21 is the standard FTP port. Port 21 # To prevent DoS attacks, set the maximum number of child processes # to 30. If you need to allow more than 30 concurrent connections # at once, simply increase this value. Note that this ONLY works # in standalone mode, in inetd mode you should use an inetd server # that allows you to limit maximum number of processes per service # (such as xinetd) MaxInstances 30 # Set the user and group that the server normally runs at. User nobody Group nogroup # Normally, we want files to be overwriteable. <Directory /*> # Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new files and dirs # (second parm) from being group and world writable. Umask 022 022 AllowOverwrite on </Directory> # A basic anonymous configuration, no upload directories. <Anonymous ~ftp> User ftp Group nogroup # We want clients to be able to login with "anonymous" as well as "ftp" UserAlias anonymous ftp RequireValidShell off # Limit the maximum number of anonymous logins MaxClients 10 # We want 'welcome.msg' displayed at login, and '.message' displayed # in each newly chdired directory. DisplayLogin welcome.msg DisplayFirstChdir .message # Limit WRITE everywhere in the anonymous chroot # <Directory /> # <Limit WRITE> # DenyAll # </Limit> # </Directory> # Uncomment this if you're brave. <Directory /pub/incoming> # # Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new files and dirs # # (second parm) from being group and world writable. # Umask 022 022 <Limit READ WRITE> DenyAll </Limit> <Limit STOR> AllowAll </Limit> </Directory> </Anonymous> *FILE ENDS* hth -- Shaun Oliver "We're upgrading /dev/null" EMAIIL: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au ICQ: 76958435 MSN: blindman_2001 at hotmail.com YAHOO: blindman01_2000