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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 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
       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.gnome.org/mc/

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

			   16 May 1995			mcserv(8)

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