RE: [cobalt-users] URGENT ProFTPD problem: users can't go beyond personal dir...

["Surinder Mastana" <mastana@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

When I had the problem this line in the group file was messed up bad... like
it was over six lines with missing commas and alot of blank space in it.

well using VI the cobalt support staff just changed the line to be without
spacing, with commas after each userid and ALL IN ONE LINE (that I think is
the key here!!).


Example with 5 siteadmin userids:

site-adm:x:111:18moebius76,admin,alanchan,alanchua,alantan

Hope this helps!!!

Otherwise could someone with more expertise with the group file comment on
this.

Surinder



-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
PyschoCotic@xxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 4:10 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] URGENT ProFTPD problem: users can't go
beyond personal dir...


Could you send us the instructions for fixing it?

In a message dated 5/11/00 12:19:05 AM Central Daylight Time,
mastana@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Hi , maybe this will help!!
>
>  The fix, on my box!!
>  Thanks to Cobalt Support .. they were slow in responding but after a few
>  phone calls and 24 HRS!!
>
>  The problem as I understand it was, a corrupted group file (site-adm
>  entries)
>
>  And one has to fix it with VI and not Pico ... I was trying to fix it in
>  PICO. Screwed it further.
>
>  Why did it get corrupted?
>
>  A file lock Problem !! I think .
>
>  We were putting on 150 domains and three of us were at the same time
adding
>  userids and passwords to the Raq.
>  Damn, If it let us log in simultaneously, it should be able to handle
>  multiple entries, RIGHT!!??
>  NOT!!! Looks like the GUI does not file lock on the group file well
enough
>  cos when I looked at the group file after doing all 150 Domain and the
users
>  ...It was messed bad, with UserIDs missing in the Group file where they
>  exist when you check thru the GUI interface, plus the site-adm entries
not
>  being in a single line.
>
>  Look at the group file. /etc/group
>  And maybe someone can highlight why VI and not Pico??
>
>  Surinder
>

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