On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Francesco P. Lovergine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 05:39:11PM +0200, Ilan wrote: > > Package: proftpd > > Version: 1.3.0-19 > > Severity: important > > > > > > When uninstall proftpd the script tries to remove user "proftpd" which > does not exist. > > Installation of proftpd creates the "ftp" user. > > > > > > The proftpd user should be created as a system user when installed. > It probably failed on your system at that time for some reason (some > exotic auth schema used?). It is used in 1.3.0 instead of nobody. > The ftp user is not removed because the anonymous user could be > used for some reason by the admin. > > -- > Francesco P. Lovergine >
You are right, the user is created and deleted when uninstalling the package. When the configuration files are purged the script tries to remove the user again ... # Removing proftpd ... Purging configuration files for proftpd ... userdel: user proftpd does not exist Ilan -- The most effective way to find and destroy a land mine is to step on it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
