[Proftpd-user] 1.3.5a HideGroup + prefix possible bug?

[Robert Khachikyan]

Dear Community,

There may be a bug in the recent 1.3.5a version. And I use that word
very cautiously as it may be an unwanted feature I've overlooked.

When I configure with "./configure --prefix=/opt/proftpd-1.3.5a",
certain features in HideGroup or HideUser don't work when using
ANONYMOUS_FTP.

HideGroup 'xfr' is not a known/valid group, ignoring

However, when I configure with "./configure", these same features works
fine.

retrieved GID 22478 for group 'xfr'

A little more info for the developer/debugger:

When I ftp to the server, the server log initially shows that it's able
to retrieve the groupID for the 'xfr' account. This is just logging in
w/o typing anything. However, when I issue a dir (where there's a
directory in the /var/ftp dir that's group is 'xfr'), it fails to
retrieve the groupID.

I'm curious to learn is this is an error or a feature I've overlooked?

Thanks,
--Robert

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[Matus UHLAR - fantomas]

Post by Robert Khachikyan
When I configure with "./configure --prefix=/opt/proftpd-1.3.5a",
certain features in HideGroup or HideUser don't work when using
ANONYMOUS_FTP.

HideGroup 'xfr' is not a known/valid group, ignoring

are you using defaultroot?
Tried with numeric gid instead of group name?
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[TJ Saunders]

Post by Robert Khachikyan
When I configure with "./configure --prefix=/opt/proftpd-1.3.5a",
certain features in HideGroup or HideUser don't work when using
ANONYMOUS_FTP.

HideGroup 'xfr' is not a known/valid group, ignoring

If you are using the ANONYMOUS_FTP define (e.g. from a proftpd package),
it suggests you are using <Anonymous> logins. And anonymous logins are
automatically chrooted. When there are issues resolving user/group
names within a chrooted session, you might find that you need to add:

PersistentPasswd on

to your proftpd.conf; see:

http://www.proftpd.org/docs/directives/linked/config_ref_PersistentPasswd.html

TJ

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