mcserv - Midnight Commander file server.
USAGE
mcserv [-diqvf] [-p portnum]
DESCRIPTION
mcserv is the server program for the Midnight Commander
networking file system. It provides access to the host
file system to clients running the Midnight file system
(currently, only the Midnight Commander file manager).
If the program is run as root the program will try to get
a reserved port otherwise it will use 9876 as the port.
If the system has a portmapper running, then the port will
be registered with the portmapper and thus clients will
automatically connect to the right port. If the system
does not have a portmapper, then a port should be manually
specified with the -p option (see below).
OPTIONS
-d Become a daemon, you should use this flag if you
start the program from one of the system startup
files. This flag will make the program handle any
number of incoming requests by forking a new copy
of itself for each client.
-q Quiet mode.
-p To make the server listen on the specified portnum
port.
-f Force ftp authorization if classic fails. This is
only useful on systems whose password checking
method is not supported by this version of mcserv.
Authorization is then done by trying to connect to
the local ftp server and supplying user name and
password. Ftp server then says whether are you suc
cessfuly logged in or whether you typed a wrong
password. Use this with care and only when neces
sary.
-v Toggle on the verbose mode.
LICENSE
This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation. See the built-in help for details on the
License and the lack of warranty.
BUGS
This program currently uses port 9876, and not a system
it could be run by any user on the system if the system
daemon is not running.
SEE ALSO
mc(1), portmap(8)
The Midnight Commander page on the World Wide Web:
http://www.gnome.org/mc/
AUTHORS
Miguel de Icaza (miguel@roxanne.nuclecu.unam.mx).
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