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Date:      Mon, 27 Oct 1997 11:28:29 -0700 (MST)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        =?KOI8-R?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?= <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
Cc:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, cvs-etc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/etc master.passwd
Message-ID:  <199710271828.LAA01057@rocky.mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971027211818.1060A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net>
References:  <199710271803.LAA00863@rocky.mt.sri.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.971027211818.1060A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net>

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> Forget about Apache, it simple reveals the bug. Lets talk about tftpd and
> fingerd conflict. Your suggestion will be make yet another nobody still?
> 
> > No, nobody means 'nobody'.  Apache is a 'daemon', so if that's not
> > appropriate, create a new user for it.  Either that or disable fingerd
> > on machines where Apache is running.
> 
> tftpd is daemon too. Lets disable tftpd on fingerd machines.

tftpd should be disabled on *every* machine. :)

> Or vice versa. Or make yet another 100 nousers to satisfy each daemon
> which need it.

It seems that your problem is with fingerd taking up too many resources,
not on users.  Fix the problem, don't band-aid around it and cause other
problems.



Nate



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