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Ftp query

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From: JENKINS ROBERT
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 00:00
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Hi,
	I'm having a bit of trouble with ftp and host name
look-ups. Specifically, while root has no trouble, any user
gets the message:

	ftp: sunsite.unc.edu: Host name lookup failure

(using sunsite as an example). Presumably something somewhere
hasn't been given the right permissions. What is it? I'm assuming
that making ftp setuid root is *not* what I want. My set up
is Debian Linux 1.1 using kernel 2.0.0. I can use ftp fine if I use
the IP address (ie ftp 152.2.254.81 in this instance), and also if
the name I give is in my own /etc/hosts file. It doesn't seem to be
specific to ftp; telnet, for instance, also won't work if it needs
to look the name up.

				Rob

P.S. The file /etc/ftpusers is meant to be a list of users who cannot
use the ftp command. Why then, if root is listed in this file, can I
use ftp as root? In fact, now that I've checked, it doesn't seem to
do anything. Any ideas?

P.P.S. All this started from me looking for a update version of libvga
(ELF). What is the latest version, and where can I find it?
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From: jenr95@octarine.adfa.oz.au (JENKINS ROBERT)
Subject: Ftp query
Date: 1996/11/27
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