A poster to Apple Mac OS X Server mailing list confirmed the problem with the FTP server in Tiger Server post 10.4.9.<\/p>\n
This is a big screwup by Apple.<\/p>\n
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I’ve been facing the very same issue at a customer’s place. FTP service was set with “FTP Root and Share Points” and was working fine until I apply the most recent security update. Now, when connecting the this ftp box, I’m sent to the file system root (\/). Of course, I can connect but permissions don’t let me copy anything there. I had to twist this setup big way for it to -kind of- work. More investigations to come.<\/p>\n
Well, after I tested this deeper this morning, I can tell you what happened.<\/p>\n
The 2007-004 Security Update replaced the ftp.plist in \/System\/Library\/LaunchDaemons from Mac OS X server with the version from Mac OS X *Client*. There is no check in the installer if the update installs on client or Server, and it is the same update for both.<\/p>\n
But, of course, FTP services on client and server are *very* different. With the client ftp.plist from client on the server, it is ftpd which is launched, not xftpd.<\/p>\n
The solution is to replace the ftp.plist with a previous version from Mac OS X Server. If you don’t have it, here is its content :<\/p>\n
\r\n<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\r\n<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \"-\/\/Apple Computer\/\/DTD PLIST 1.0\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/DTDs\/PropertyList-1.0.dtd\">\r\n<plist version=\"1.0\">\r\n<dict>\r\n <key>Label<\/key>\r\n <string>com.apple.xftpd<\/string>\r\n <key>Program<\/key>\r\n <string>\/usr\/libexec\/xftpd<\/string>\r\n <key>ProgramArguments<\/key>\r\n <array>\r\n <string>xftpd<\/string>\r\n <string>-a<\/string>\r\n <\/array>\r\n <key>Sockets<\/key>\r\n <dict>\r\n <key>Listeners<\/key>\r\n <dict>\r\n <key>SockPassive<\/key>\r\n <true\/>\r\n <key>SockServiceName<\/key>\r\n <string>ftp<\/string>\r\n <key>SockType<\/key>\r\n <string>SOCK_STREAM<\/string>\r\n <\/dict>\r\n <\/dict>\r\n <key>inetdCompatibility<\/key>\r\n <dict>\r\n <key>Wait<\/key>\r\n <false\/>\r\n <\/dict>\r\n<\/dict>\r\n<\/plist><\/pre>\nRestart the server (relaunching the FTP service is not enough), and you should be up and running.
\n— END POST —<\/p>\nThanks to Guillaume Gete<\/a><\/p>\n
related url:<\/p>\n
Apple Discussion Board thread<\/a><\/p>\n
UPDATE: Looks like Apple has posted a Security Update<\/a> to address this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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