Proftp User/Group errors

[hostpc.com]

We experienced some major group/user errors with proftpd this morning. I figured a quick proftpd upgrade was in order.

I rpm -e 'd the existing packages (proftpd-standalone-1.2.9-1 and proftpd-1.2.9-1 ) and tried to install them manually again with RPM -Uvh... no good. removed them again, and decided to use DA's installer script. The packages installed ok, but proftpd wont restart.


# ./proftpd.sh
Stopping xinetd: [ OK ]
Starting xinetd: [ OK ]
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1roftpd ########################################### [100%]
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1roftpd-standalone ########################################### [100%]
[root@www23 scripts]# service proftpd status
proftpd dead but subsys locked
[root@www23 scripts]# service proftpd restart
Shutting down proftpd: [FAILED]
Starting proftpd: - no such group 'nogroup'
- Fatal: Group: Unknown group 'nogroup'.
[FAILED]


I'm out of ideas - anyone care to wager a guess on the issue here?

 

[hostpc.com]

for the record, and to help in your assessment, here's bits out of proftpd.conf

# Set the user and group under which the server will run.
User nobody
Group nogroup


This whole .conf file is significantly different from a copy of another server.

Is there a more curret script for this issue? Manually create user/group? if so, whats the best way?

 

[nobaloney]

Do you have a copy of the conf file from another DA server? If so, then using it (with any necessary changes) should resolve the issue.

If you need one, let me know; note that I respond to email more quickly than to either forum posts or to forum private messages.

I'll bring this thread to DA support attention, since it might be a bug introduced in a recent update.

Jeff

 

[hostpc.com]

Sorry - forgot to follow up in this thread.

The ftp user was actually wiped out - unknown reason why, but it was gone. recreated the user, replaced the conf file - all was good with the world again.

And John is aware of it ...

Thanks

Joe

 

[nobaloney]

Well, now he is again.



Hopefully he won't be too upset with me.

John, if you're reading this, no need to reply to me.

Jeff