[cobalt-users] Recent PROFTPD update cases this.....(Raq3!)

[Kul <WebMaster@xxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

Just to let you know (if you hadn't already noticed), that the "proftpd" update from the 14th of May does this to the /var/log/messages log file:
    .... www inetd[384]: ftp/tcp: bind: Address already in use

So your "/var/log/messages" log may contain the above (about every 10 mins)
After a quick look around, and a check against my backup (the one immediatly before the update ... yes I do backups before releases :) )

I discovered the following:

It added this line to the end of my "/etc/inted.conf" :
ftp      stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  in.proftpd


immediatly above it I had the origonal copy (edited by me to install safetp :) )
So I commented the latter of the two out, and restarted inet, and the Raq3 has now left hospital!
    #Removed, coz naughty cobalt added this :)  kul 17/may/2001
    #ftp      stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  in.proftpd

Ohh, and, dont ferget to restart "inet":
    /etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart

What was/is happening it seems is that you have TWO copies of the above line in that file
"/etc/inted.conf", which is not good!  The first copy is loaded up nicely, and the second copy tries to
run, only to discover that a previous copy is currently running.  And the good part is that it notices
the first is running, and prevents you from running two copies :)  The bad part is it trries again every 10 mins, which gets your attention, so I suppose thats good really!

Just thought you may want to know!

No need to reply, this is NOT a question :)
And I couldn't find hide-nor-hare of this in the list so far, so I guess im the only one :(

Have Fun!
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Kul
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