Package: proftpd-doc Version: 1.2.10-11 Severity: normal Tags: patch *** Please type your report below this line ***
Contrary to the docs, in my case a user was able to login even though the directory that was specified by DefaultChdir was not available. Although this looks to me as a sane default, I don't know if that is not configuration depended. --- Configuration.html 2005-05-16 01:51:18.000000000 +0300 +++ Configuration.html 2005-05-16 01:57:46.000000000 +0300 @@ -6068,8 +6068,10 @@ >Determines the directory a user is placed in after logging in. By default, the user is put in their home directory. The specified directory can be relative to the user's home directory. -NOTE: if the specified directory is not available -the user will not be able to log in.</P +NOTE: if the specified directory is not available then DefaultChdir +is treated as if it wasn't there in the first place. In particular, +in this case the directory a user is placed in after logging in is +determined by the other settings in proftpd.conf.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" @@ -34461,4 +34463,4 @@ ></DIV ></BODY ></HTML -> \ No newline at end of file +> -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-1.pentium2.1 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
