Re: [Proftpd-devel] group limitations are ignored (patch included)

[Andreas M. K. <pro...@ml...>]

TJ Saunders wrote:

 > proftp>IMHO, ProFTPd should be aware of this kind of limitation
 > proftp>(which some other Unix systems have as well) and don't issue
 > proftp>warning messages to /var/adm/messages in this case.
 > 
 > This limitation is imposed by the operating system, not by proftpd -- it's
 > merely reporting the failure of a system call, as it should.
 
Well, ProFTPD cannot ignore the fact, that all operating systems
have their limitations. Number of ports, memory, file descriptors,
number of groups.

Solaris offers the appropriate limit values (and the appropriate
return code if those limits are ignored). Linux does the same.

Currently, ProFTPD doesn't run properly on Solaris and Linux.
 
 > I'd much
 > rather have it reported that having silent truncation of the supplemental
 > group membership list, as initgroups(3) does.

How about simply respecting system limits and doing it the right way?
It's very easy. It's all in the system includes. Just use them. That's
what they are good for. ;-)

	Regards, Andreas