Thu, 13 Sep 2007, by [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > On Thursday 13 September 2007 22:18:17 Theo v. Werkhoven wrote: > > Weirdly enough, despite this check, sometimes it still happens that the > > service doesn't restart, but only on an openSUSE10.0 install with > > vsftpd-2.0.3-6 > > When I use the management script at home, on openSUSE 10.2 and with > > vsftpd-2.0.5-24 the restart always succeeds the first time without a > > hitch. > > Off the top of my head, could it be that port 21 is still in use (by an open > session perhaps) so it can't bind to the port?
Not likely. And there would be an error in the logs if it was the case afaik. > But is this really necessary just because an account is added, deleted or > changed? vsftpd uses pam, so it should get updated properly just like any > other service You know what? You were right.. I thought I read somewhere that a restart was needed, but it isn't, a change in the db is implemented immediate. That saves me yet another headache. Thanks Anders and Joe, have a good weekend. Theo -- Theo v. Werkhoven Registered Linux user# 99872 http://counter.li.org ICBM 52 13 26N , 4 29 47E. + ICQ: 277217131 SUSE 10.2 + Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kernel 2.6.20 + See headers for PGP/GPG info. Claimer: any email I receive will become my property. Disclaimers do not apply. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
