From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 3 23:59:16 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2DC516A419 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 23:59:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from smtp5.suscom.net (smtp5.suscom.net [64.78.83.245]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC75843D76 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 23:59:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by smtp5.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85C175100F4 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 19:59:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp5.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp5 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 29515-01-9 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 19:58:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from seibercom.net (ip148.217.45.216.suscom.net [216.45.217.148]) by smtp5.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 430C35100F9 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 19:58:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.4] ([192.168.0.4]) by seibercom.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k43NwrG3002236 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 19:58:53 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 19:58:58 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: gerard@seibercom.net Organization: Seibercom X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20060503195156.150E.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.25 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new .250 at suscom.net Subject: Pure-FTPD error message upon startup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 23:59:16 -0000 Running FSBD 5.1-RC1, I tried to install 'pure-ftpd'. The install went fine, but upon startup, it displays this warning message: Starting pureftpd. Running: /usr/local/sbin/pure-ftpd -b -c50 -B -C8 -d -D -fftp -I15 -lunix -L2000 :8 -m4 -s -U133:022 -u100 -i -Ow3c:/var/log/pureftpd.log -k99 -Z -Y0 May 3 19:12:55 seibercom pure-ftpd: (?@?) [ERROR] Unable to find the 'ftp' account I have tried removing and reinstalling the program, but it still displays the same error message. The program does run however, and seems to be working correctly. I had it installed on FSBD 5.4 without incident previously. I do not seem to have an 'ftp' user. Should I create one? Is that the account it is referring to? Thanks! -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net