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mcserv(8)							     mcserv(8)

NAME
       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 regis‐
       tered 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  pro‐
	      gram  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     Allow  ftp  authentication  as  a	 fallback if the other methods
	      fail.  This is only useful on systems where the password	check‐
	      ing  method  is  not  supported  by this version of mcserv.  The
	      local ftp server is contacted with the  username	and  password.
	      The  user is authenticated if the ftp server accepts the creden‐
	      tials.  Use this option with care and only when necessary.

       -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	 secure	 port.
       This  is a potential security problem since 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.ibiblio.org/mc/

AUTHORS
       Miguel de Icaza (miguel@ximian.com).

				   June 2005			     mcserv(8)

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