Re: [cobalt-users] RE:( RAQ 4) FTP acces denied (Roberto Farias)

[Bruce Timberlake <Bruce.Timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Allan Edwards <allan.edwards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, April 12, 2002 2:54 pm
Subject: [cobalt-users] RE:( RAQ 4) FTP acces denied (Roberto Farias)

> >In our HOME site can´t upload files, create dir, all via FTP.
> >We access with user site administrator.
> >This problem is new, never had problems.
> >With Raq administrator too have this problem.
> 
> I just had the same problem, the fix is simple.
> 
> The problem was caused by me creating all the virtual sites with 
> no users i.e. with admin as the administrator for all.
> 
> Apparently there is a limit on the number of groups a user
> can be a member of so Admin can't administer more than 

32

> virtual sites.
> 
> The easy fix: set up a user for each virtual site and give that 
> user Site Admin priviliges.  You will then find the access problem
> disappears (And comes back as soon as you add a new virtual site
> with no users!)
> 
> If anyone has a more elegant solution or can explain why 
> please tell.

It's a Linux 2.2 kernel limitation - one user cannot be a member of 
more than 32 groups.

> Oh and Cobalt...put it in the manual!

It's in the KnowledgeBase (http://cobalt-knowledge.sun.com/, article 
Reference #010518-017304) Title: "Can't upload files to a site using 
FTP as admin" or "Why can't I upload files to a site using FTP even 
though I'm logged in as admin?"


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Bruce Timberlake
Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.