Michiel Boland wrote: > > I'm trying to run mathopd chroot'ed and I get an "Invalid user > > name." error; is this due to the absence of $ROOTDIR/etc/passwd ? > > Right. > > > I'd hate to keep a copy of /etc/passwd inside $ROOTDIR > > You don't have to. All you need is a passwd file that has an entry for > your user.
it should work but it is one more thing to look after :-(( is there any problem in calling getpwnam() before chroot'ing? btw: do the typical mathopd admin runs it chrooted? please answer to me directly and I'll summarize to the list. TIA! -- Otavio Exel /<\oo/>\ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
