[cobalt-users] RE: raq3 anonymous ftp

["Rob Moore" <rob.moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve

Thanks for the info - I shall read up on swatch.

I take it that it is then nothing to worry about; indeed,
I *should* worry if it *could* log in as anonymous?

Rob

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Message: 5
From: "Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] raq3 anonymous ftp
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:22:11 -0500
Organization: Befriend Internet Services LLC
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Rob Moore" <rob.moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Now crond appears to be running properly I get the following entries in
> /var/log/messages every 15 minutes. I think its something to do with the
> quarter-hourly stuff but don't know any more.
>
> Anyone help?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
> Rob
>
> Nov  9 16:30:01 icesrv01 proftpd[1808]: icesrv01.icebergcars.com
> (localhost[127.0.0.1]) - FTP session opened.
> Nov  9 16:30:01 icesrv01 proftpd[1808]: icesrv01.icebergcars.com
> (localhost[127.0.0.1]) - no such user 'anonymous'

It's the active monitor checking to see that FTP is running.  It also checks
other services including email, web, etc.  Its frequency is controlled in
/etc/crontab (the program running is swatch).

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Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/