Re: [cobalt-users] [RAQ3] Proftpd Update - PAM Issues

[Jeff Bilicki <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello, 
  Think I may have found a solution to your problems

> Aug 30 14:45:01 host proftpd[2357]: host.cclemmer.net - run-time scoreboard 
> file '/var/run/proftpd/proftpd-inetd' appears to be from a newer version of 
> proftpd (1.2.0).

To fix this all you need to do is delete this file, it should be done
by the rpm.

> Aug 30 14:45:54 host proftpd[2382]: PAM _pam_init_handlers: could not open 
> /etc/pam.conf
> Aug 30 14:45:54 host proftpd[2382]: PAM pam_start: failed to initialize 
> handlers
> Aug 30 14:45:54 host proftpd[2382]: 216.234.230.90 
> (user2.cclemmer.net[207.93.77.166]) - PAM(exit): Success.
> Aug 30 14:45:54 host proftpd[2382]: PAM pam_end: NULL pam handle passed

This seems to be a proftpd problem, I found some info on this on the
proftpd users list and attached it.
Jeff-

From: "Don Sutherland" <dss-ml@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <proftpd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ProFTPD] PAM errors,,,,,Still
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:19:23 -0400
Reply-To: proftpd@xxxxxxxxxxx

I had the same errors with proftpd, and tracked the problem to when a user logs in and is placed in a chroot'ed environment, the system can't reopen the pam files as it no longer has access to them.   

I sent a patch in for this and it was incorportated into CVS the other day, so either get the latest CVS version or wait until the next tarball's are rolled out. 

Don

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