Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions

>My ftp session times out after 15 min. as it is supposed to do.
>So I want to increase that time out period to 2-3 hours - typing:

>in.ftpd -t 9000

>And get the error msg on the console :

>  **Oct 18 16:08:50 september ftpd[4818]:  getpeername
>  (/usr/sbin/in.ftpd):
>  **Socket operation on non-socket

>I'm still timed out after 15 mins
>Any idea what I do wrong ?

You need to edit /etc/inetd.conf and change the "in.ftpd" line.

Then "kill -HUP <pid-of-inetd>" and you're all set.

Casper

documented on: 2000.11.03 Fri 11:06:27