Package: openssh-server Version: 1:4.1p1-4 openssh 4.x now tries to append to /var/log/btmp (on bad passwords for example), but it's excessively anal about the permissions on that file. it doesn't permit group or other to have any of read/write/execute.
the default debian setup is this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp 3840 Jun 18 14:40 /var/log/btmp and there are legit reasons for group utmp writability... such as: -rwxr-sr-x 1 root utmp 306616 Nov 14 2004 /usr/bin/screen i really don't know what to recommend as the right fix for this... you could disable USE_BTMP entirely, which was the pre-4.0 behaviour anyhow. or modify it to permit the debian perms... -dean -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]