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From: Matt M. <mat...@so...> - 2002-03-21 05:15:53
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On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, TJ Saunders wrote: > Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:06:51 -0800 (PST) > From: TJ Saunders <tj...@ca...> > To: Matt Mozur <mat...@so...> > Cc: Mark Lowes <ha...@ko...>, pro...@li... > Subject: Re: [Proftpd-docs] Greetings > > > matt.m>For anyone who doesn't want to mess around with DocBook/LinuxDoc/SGML, > matt.m>I would be happy to take any new docs or other input & format them for > matt.m>you... > > Cool! I can provide text for answers. =) > A fine example of a symbiotic relationship :-) I just sent a diff of TJ's FAQ updates to Mark via bugzilla. Mark, as I mentioned in the bug report, I wasn't able to build the FAQ sucessfully since I'm not really set up for the Linuxdoc stylesheet. I think I was careful enough that the edits are right - but certainly it's a good idea to double check! I am well known for my share of dumb mistakes :-) I think converting the FAQs to DocBook might be a higher priority than I originally thought to make it easier to maintain in the long run... what do you think? See ya' Matt |
From: TJ S. <tj...@ca...> - 2002-03-20 21:07:34
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matt.m>For anyone who doesn't want to mess around with DocBook/LinuxDoc/SGML, matt.m>I would be happy to take any new docs or other input & format them for matt.m>you... Cool! I can provide text for answers. =) ------------------------------ Q: Why do I see "unable to set groups: Invalid argument"? A: The setting of the group privileges for a process uses the setgroups(2) system call. This call will fail with the above error message for one of two reasons: there is a negative GID value for one of the groups, or the maximum number of groups for a single user has been exceeded. Ideally, all IDs, both UID and GID, will be positive. Unfortunately, it is common on many systems to use -1 or -2, especially for such users as 'nobody', or group 'nogroup'. Use of these values uses C's treatment of data types to make the actual numeric value very high; some functions, like setgroups(), do not like this, though. In general, always use positive ID numbers. The other limitation is the number of supplemental groups for a user (eg non-primary groups, the ones configured in /etc/group). The maximum number of supplemental groups to which a user may belong is defined by the operating system constant NGROUPS_MAX. On some operating systems, such as Solaris, this limitation may be tunable. Some other applications may not encounter this error if they use the initgroups(3) function, which reads the /etc/group file for a user's supplemental group memberships, and sets those groups. This function, however, silently ignores any supplemental groups for user greater than NGROUPS_MAX, unlike setgroups(2), which complains. If this is the cause of your error message, any solution will most likely involve reducing the number of groups your users are members of, or tuning the NGROUPS_MAX value, if your operating system allows it. ------------------------------ Q: Why do I see "No certificates found!"? A: This message is generated by mod_tls, the third-party module that can be used to encrypt both the control and data connections with TLS (Transport Layer Security), the next generation of SSL. Certificates are used to establish the security context for this secure transport. Generation of certifications is beyond the scope of this document; however, more information can be found here: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/SSL-Certificates-HOWTO/ ------------------------------ Q: How do I configure proftpd to allow transfer resumption (for downloads and uploads)? A: To allow downloads to be resumed, you need to use the AllowRetrieveRestart configuration directive. To allow uploads to be resumed, you need to use both the AllowOverwrite and AllowStoreRestart directives. The reason that both need to be allowed is that a restarted/resumed upload is a form of overwriting the file. Also note that using HiddenStor and AllowStoreRestart is incompatible, as mentioned in the documentation for the AllowStoreRestart and HiddenStor directives. ------------------------------ Q: When should the Bind directive be used? A: The Bind directive is used to specify additional interfaces (addresses) for a given server; it is *not* used to configure the main interface for the server. For <VirtualHost> servers, this is not a problem, as the main interface for the server is set in the <VirtualHost> line. For the main "default" server, however, the controlling of the main interface is more problematic. There is currently a bug report opened for this issue: http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1253 ------------------------------ Q: Why do I see "PAM(name): Authentication failure", but I can login anyway? A: If the operating system supports PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) proftpd will perform PAM authentication by default. However, this authentication is not "authoritative" by default, meaning that a PAM authentication failure will not necessary cause a login to fail. The use of PAM can be configured using the AuthPAM configuration directive; the "authoritativeness" of any PAM checks is controlled via the AuthPAMAuthoritative configuration directive. ------------------------------ Q: Why do I see error messages like these when I logout? PAM(exit): Permission denied., open_module: stat(/usr/lib/security/pam_unix.so.1) failed: No such file or directory load_modules: can not open module /usr/lib/security/pam_unix.so.1 PAM(exit): Dlopen failure. A: These messages appear when the DefaultRoot configuration directive is in effect. This directive causes a user to be confined using the chroot(2) system call. This call, however, affects other system utilities, such as PAM. In this case, PAM's configuration is causing the PAM library to attempt to open PAM modules using a path that is no longer valid, thus the errors. This happens on logout because the chroot has already happened by that point; on login, the PAM modules are successfully found and loaded before the chroot, so no errors. These are merely cosmetic reporting errors, and do not really affect the functionality or security of the server. ------------------------------ I'm not sure exactly where in the FAQ/Userguide organization (the similarities/overlap between the two are...expected, yed?) to fit these in... Mark, did you want to wait for the proftpd.org mail redirection before changing where the CVS commit email notifications for the docs go? TJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. -Anais Nin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
From: Mark L. <ha...@ko...> - 2002-03-20 15:23:28
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On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 14:31, Matt Mozur wrote: > On 20 Mar 2002, Mark Lowes wrote: > > The FAQ and userguide are both in CVS, the FAQ is in linuxdoc and the > > Userguide in docbook (the difference simply reflects the age of the > > documents, I discovered docbook as I started thinking about the > > userguide). > > For anyone who doesn't want to mess around with DocBook/LinuxDoc/SGML, > I would be happy to take any new docs or other input & format them for > you... Neat :) [...] > > o Cleaning up the FAQ, there's a number of nasties in there > As a deep background task, (if you think it's worth it, Mark) I'll convert > the FAQ into DocBook as well. It wouldn't be TOO bad :-) It would be the preferred long term option, it's been on my "really should think about this" list for ages > > o Userguide > I'll have another clean-up diff or two this week yay!:) -- The Flying Hamster <ha...@ko...> http://www.korenwolf.net/ A penny saved is a penny earned, but it's a waste of a deposit slip and pisses off the tellers. |
From: Matt M. <mat...@so...> - 2002-03-20 14:31:22
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Hi gents... On 20 Mar 2002, Mark Lowes wrote: > The FAQ and userguide are both in CVS, the FAQ is in linuxdoc and the > Userguide in docbook (the difference simply reflects the age of the > documents, I discovered docbook as I started thinking about the > userguide). For anyone who doesn't want to mess around with DocBook/LinuxDoc/SGML, I would be happy to take any new docs or other input & format them for you... > > o Cleaning up the FIXMEs in the userguide directives I think I will shift focus from Userguide to cleaning up the SQL directives... I can get noticeable improvements there faster than in the Userguide. > o Cleaning up the FAQ, there's a number of nasties in there As a deep background task, (if you think it's worth it, Mark) I'll convert the FAQ into DocBook as well. It wouldn't be TOO bad :-) > o Userguide I'll have another clean-up diff or two this week -- |
From: Mark L. <ha...@ko...> - 2002-03-20 07:46:37
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On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 00:25, TJ Saunders wrote: > > Hello, fellow documenters. =) I've a question about preferred Yo dude ;) > submission formats. Specifically, there are a few questions that I'd like > to see added to the FAQ, and am wondering if/what a procedure for this > should be. The FAQ and userguide are both in CVS, the FAQ is in linuxdoc and the Userguide in docbook (the difference simply reflects the age of the documents, I discovered docbook as I started thinking about the userguide). So for those with CVS commit drop them right in (I see the commit messages anyway) and those without a patch posted to bugzilla would do fine. > The questions: > > 1. Why do I see "unable to set groups: Invalid argument"? > 2. Why do I see "No certificates found!"? > 3. How do I configure proftpd to allow transfer resumption (for > downloads and uploads)? > 4. When should the Bind directive be used? > 5. Why do I see "PAM(name): Authentication failure", but I can login > anyway? > > Another item: what sort of documentation is needed, but currently missing? ok things on my mental todo as I get time o Cleaning up the FIXMEs in the userguide directives o Cleaning up the FAQ, there's a number of nasties in there o Userguide o Documenting everything ;) -- The Flying Hamster <ha...@ko...> http://www.korenwolf.net/ Nothing is quite so annoying as to have someone go right on talking when you're interrupting. |
From: TJ S. <tj...@ca...> - 2002-03-20 00:27:43
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Hello, fellow documenters. =) I've a question about preferred submission formats. Specifically, there are a few questions that I'd like to see added to the FAQ, and am wondering if/what a procedure for this should be. The questions: 1. Why do I see "unable to set groups: Invalid argument"? 2. Why do I see "No certificates found!"? 3. How do I configure proftpd to allow transfer resumption (for downloads and uploads)? 4. When should the Bind directive be used? 5. Why do I see "PAM(name): Authentication failure", but I can login anyway? Another item: what sort of documentation is needed, but currently missing? Thoughts? TJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |