[CentOS] Two ftp clients? Why?

Tue Aug 2 20:13:47 UTC 2011
Jim Perrin <jperrin at gmail.com>

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 2:41 PM, James B. Byrne <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca>wrote:

>
> My question is why?  Why are there two ftp clients provided in a
> single distribution and why is the kerberos version effectively made
> the default whereas one might reasonably assume that anything in
> /usr/bin/ is the standard ( and by inference default ) ftp client
> for the distribution?  If kerberos ftp is intended to be the default
> ftp client then why is it not in, or at least linked to from,
> /usr/bin?
>
> If you look in /etc/profile.d/ you'll see the krb5-workstation.sh script.
It tests the path to see if kerberos is in it, and if not, it prepends the
path. This is why it is the first ftp used/found.

As to why, dunno. Ask rh.
-- 
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary
act.
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