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

[Hendrik Runte <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

am 21.05.2001 14:00 Uhr schrieb Kul unter 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 :(
> 

Probably. Mine was fine after latest proftpd update. My inetd.conf didn't
show any copied lines. (RaQ3)



Regards,

Hendrik
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