inetd or ftpd does not display file listing of directory

[Altera_Forum]

Hi, All! 

 I use inetd & (how it is written in nioswiki) and the ftpd service work fine (about 2-2.5MB/s), but i am not able to perform dir or list - listing files of actual directory. Could you tell me why ? What could be set in inetd.conf or ftpd...?   Thank you very much.   Jan Naceradsky, Czech Republic

[Altera_Forum]

hi naceradsky, 

 I've got the same problem... What board do you use ?

[Altera_Forum]

Hi, 

I use the Stratix II DSP Development Board - DK-DSP-EP2S180N now and before this on CycloneII NiosII development board i had had the same problem.   Jan

[Altera_Forum]

it's not a board problem. 

 add the ls from the busybox and it works ;)

[Altera_Forum]

I understand, that it si not a board problem, but i have add ls in Busybox in Coreutils, but it doesnt work ... i use sash shell. 

 Jjan

[Altera_Forum]

is there a "ls" in your /bin/ folder?

[Altera_Forum]

--- Quote Start ---  Ii use sash shell.Jjan  --- Quote End ---  sash provides ls as an internal command, so even if "ls" works in a script or on the command line, ftp needs ls to be a file based command (in /bin), (e.g. activated in busybox).   BTW sash is depreciated, you should convert to msh (see Wiki).  -Michael

[Altera_Forum]

I have ls in /bin, but it is only link .... but when i use busybox, every commands, which i add in busybox, are links. 

Dont work in sash or msh shell, why ?  Like ftp client use totalcommander.   Jan

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--- Quote Start ---  I have ls in /bin, but it is only link .... but when i use busybox, every commands, which i add in busybox, are links.  --- Quote End ---   All busybox generated commands are links to busybox. That is the "busybox trick". You don't need to bother, it just works (though slow, see the Wiki on "Haserl").   --- Quote Start ---  Dont work in sash or msh shell, why ?   --- Quote End ---  I don't understand what you mean.   --- Quote Start ---  Like ftp client use totalcommander.  --- Quote End ---  You might try some decent Linux program, too, but of course TotalCommander should work if ls is decently enabled. -Michael

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Sorry, I mean, that ls was add in sash shell - it doesnt work and when i used msh shell with ls, it doesnt work too. 

I try any other linux program... I can try hush shell with ls in busybox.   Jan

[Altera_Forum]

what do you mean by "it does not work" Does ls work with the shell ? The shell has noting to do with if ls works for ftp or not.  

 -Michael

[Altera_Forum]

Hello, 

ls in all shell work. Listing in ftp client doesn´t work. Maybe the error is in other parts of uClinux.   Jan

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--- Quote Start ---  ls in all shell work. Listing in ftp client doesn´t work.  --- Quote End ---   This is a well known problem. many shells have ls as a built-in command. ftp needs ls as an executable (or link to an executable) in (if I remember correctly) "/bin.   try  /bin/ls  and   /bin/ls -l  does this work ?   --- Quote Start ---  Maybe the error is in other parts of uClinux.  --- Quote End ---   Unlikely ! -Michael

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It works ! :-) 

 Jan

[Altera_Forum]

/bin/ls 

 and  /bin/ls -l  works.   Ftp dir (listing) doesn´t.   Jan

[Altera_Forum]

are you trying to use the command "dir" to show the listing of the ftp?

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In C:\Windows\system32\ftp.exe the command ls in ok, but only file or directory name without extended info about files. Dir or ls -l does not list anything. 

 Jan