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Article #57056Ftp query
From: JENKINS ROBERT
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 00:00
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? -- ====================================================================== I will not attempt irony or sarcasm on USENET. I will not attempt iro ny or sarcasm on USENET. I will not attempt irony or sarcasm on USENE T. I will not attempt irony or sarcasm on USENET. I will not attempt
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,9aa4dcad0493cfb1,start X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: jenr95@octarine.adfa.oz.au (JENKINS ROBERT) Subject: Ftp query Date: 1996/11/27 Message-ID: <jenr95.849066742@octarine> X-Deja-AN: 200969582 organization: ADFA News Service keywords: ftp newsgroups: aus.computers.linux