[Proftpd-user] security question

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I am running redhat 7.3, I installed proftpd from the RPM

I am running proftpd from xinetd

I am unable to get users (in passwd and shawdow) to work unless, I run as 
root!

so my question is, is this safe?

if it is safe, is it still safe to add an anon ftp site?

Michael

Xinetd conf

service ftp
{
        disable = no
        socket_type             = stream
        wait                    = no
        user                    = root
        server                  = /usr/sbin/in.proftpd
        log_on_success          += DURATION
        nice                    = 10
}

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here is my proftpd.conf file

ServerName                      "someserver"
#
#
ServerType         inetd
#
#
DeferWelcome                    on
#
#
Port                  21
Umask                002
TimeoutLogin         120
TimeoutIdle          600
TimeoutNoTransfer    900
TimeoutStalled      3600

DefaultRoot             ~ !root
<VirtualHost somewhere>
        ServerAdmin             web...@so...
        ServerName              "webserver"
        MaxLoginAttempts        2
        RequireValidShell       no
        MaxClients              10
        DefaultServer           on
        DefaultRoot             ~ !root
        AllowOverwrite          yes

        #
        # No quickly do we kick someone out
        #
        TimeoutLogin                    120
        TimeoutIdle                     600
        TimeoutNoTransfer               900


</VirtualHost>