Re: [cobalt-users] ftpwho

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on 6-28-02 11:25 AM, Gerald Waugh stated:

>>> Since loading the latest package which updates ProFTPd I get no output
>>> from ftpwho apart from if running as root, is this a "feature" we can
>>> disable? Some quick searches in archives haven't turned anything up.
>> 
>> Could this be why we are having odd errors with ftp logins not showing real
>> usernames and site# but instead showing the numeric user and group i.e. 111
>> / 112 instead of dthurman / site2??
>> 
> 
> For some reason the chrooted user can not read the passwd file, and therefore
> can not convert the numerals to names.

I had asked someone about this last week, they are a big slackware devote,
he was thinking this may have something to do with the skel? Or shadow
files??? I am not smart enough to even use those words but, somehow
something isn't doing like you said.

Dave