This was covered in the list some time back. If you ldd /home/ftp/bin/ls it will tell you what version of libc it is linked against.
elm# ldd ls libc.so.5 => /lib/libc.so.5 (0x4000a000) Then ls -l /home/ftp/lib and see if you have the right version. elm# ll ../bin total 583 -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 21375 Aug 7 1996 ld-linux.so.1* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jun 27 16:20 libc.so.5 -> libc.so.5.4.23* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 570288 Jun 27 16:20 libc.so.5.4.23* elm# What we really need here is a statically linked version of ls. HTH Lindsay =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perth, Western Australia voice +61 8 9316 2486 modem +61 8 9364-9832 32S, 116E http: http://rolf.ece.curtin.edu.au/~lindsay debian linux =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Paul Miller wrote: > Kevin Traas wrote: > > > > I ran into this exact same problem!!!! Extremely frustrating!!! > > Unfortunately, this was about 6 months ago, and, of course, I didn't > > document the solution.... (I'm always meaning to get around to > > that....<grin>...) However, I seem to remember that my problem was > > with > > /etc/inetd.conf.... The following is my line from this file regarding > > ftp > > services: > > > > ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd > > /usr/sbin/wu-ftpd -a -d > > the above didn't change anything.... got any other ideas? > > -Paul > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .