Introduction

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# Chapter 1. Introduction

Unix operating systems are perhaps best known for their role in running servers. It can be difficult, however, for users to configure the files necessary to manage those services. At the same time, many distributors overcompensate for that difficulty by shipping systems that default to dangerously open configurations.

kwuftpd is a KDE front-end to editing wu-ftpd's ftpaccess files. kwuftpd was originally written for BeroFTPD 1.2.1 and has been adapted to the version of wu-ftpd 2.6.1 found in Red Hat® Linux 7.0. If you are using a newer version of wu-ftpd with more features, you'll have to update your kwuftpd (or edit `ftpaccess` by hand) to make use of them.

| kwuftpd is still beta; you should make a backup copy of your ftpaccess file before editing it with kwuftpd.

kwuftpd was written by Bernhard Rosenkraenzer `<bero@redhat.com>` and is (c) 2000 Red Hat®, Inc.

# 1.1. Disclaimers

Beyond the usual disclaimers that come with software ("We take no responsibility for anything bad that might happen."), it should be pointed out that kwuftpd controls the ability of users to connect to your system and add, delete and modify files. Some things to keep in mind:

- kwuftpd makes it easier to establish a secure server -- it does not guarantee it. There is a wealth of books, web sites and courses on network security and administrators should take advantage of them.

- Examples given in this documentation are intended to show the operation of kwuftpd. They are not security recommendations and should not be treated as such.

- Be sure to back up the `/etc/ftpaccess` file before modifying it with kwuftpd.

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