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authorDenys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>2017-07-27 10:53:09 +0200
committerDenys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>2017-07-27 10:53:09 +0200
commit68b653b66b0db6b1554806650fb0bebd7af9ef3b (patch)
tree6549966edd734b162fc4f6c88271b1023fa0d013 /networking/ftpd.c
parent86d5bf4246a7ba68d220bc6c7a7a3be62119dc12 (diff)
downloadbusybox-68b653b66b0db6b1554806650fb0bebd7af9ef3b.tar.gz
config: trim/improve item names and help texts, take 2
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
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diff --git a/networking/ftpd.c b/networking/ftpd.c
index aee00e1c3..c562c2886 100644
--- a/networking/ftpd.c
+++ b/networking/ftpd.c
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
//config: Simple FTP daemon. You have to run it via inetd.
//config:
//config:config FEATURE_FTPD_WRITE
-//config: bool "Enable upload commands"
+//config: bool "Enable -w (upload commands)"
//config: default y
//config: depends on FTPD
//config: help
-//config: Enable all kinds of FTP upload commands (-w option)
+//config: Enable -w option. "ftpd -w" will accept upload commands
+//config: such as STOR, STOU, APPE, DELE, MKD, RMD, rename commands.
//config:
//config:config FEATURE_FTPD_ACCEPT_BROKEN_LIST
//config: bool "Enable workaround for RFC-violating clients"
@@ -40,7 +41,13 @@
//config: default y
//config: depends on FTPD
//config: help
-//config: Enable basic system login as seen in telnet etc.
+//config: Require login, and change to logged in user's UID:GID before
+//config: accessing any files. Option "-a USER" allows "anonymous"
+//config: logins (treats them as if USER logged in).
+//config:
+//config: If this option is not selected, ftpd runs with the rights
+//config: of the user it was started under, and does not require login.
+//config: Take care to not launch it under root.
//applet:IF_FTPD(APPLET(ftpd, BB_DIR_USR_SBIN, BB_SUID_DROP))