Hi Can somebody tell me wat this is?

Jun 27 10:56:47 www proftpd[10349]: AllowChmod is deprecated, and will not work consistantly, use <Limit SITE_CHMOD> instead.


TNX,

regards,
babak

Have you modified your proftpd configuration file with something like webmin?

It seems you have added a configuration option that new version of proftpd does not support it.

It suggests you to use new option available for this new version.


Mac (Siamak)

Hello..

It appears you have Cobalt Raq server, anyway edit /etc/proftpd.conf as below:


# AllowChmod on
<Limit SITE_CHMOD>
</Limit>

Hi

That's not the anwser, I have already edited my proftpd.conf and chmod is allowed. I get this error since last security update of sun. ( week ago).

TNX,

Regards,
Babak

Yes this happens after installing the security update from cobalt
RaQ4-All-Security-2.0.1-13323.pkg

Ok here is what you need to do in details:

edit the /etc/proftpd.conf file

Comment out (notice #) the AllowChmod line;

<Global>
# AllowChmod on
<Limit Site_CHMOD>
</Limit>
# Report localtime, not GMT
TimesGMT off
</Global>

and after saving the file:

cd /etc/rc.d/init.d
./inetd stop
./inetd start

Regards,

Al-Juhani

Regards,

hi

tnx for your replay.

so you mean that after ediding, he must look like this:

<Global>
AllowChmod on
<Limit Site_CHMOD>
</Limit>
Report localtime, not GMT
TimesGMT off
</Global>


This is what I have now in my proftpd.conf:

# Restore file permissions capability to site administrator
<Global>
AllowChmod on
# Report localtime, not GMT
TimesGMT off
</Global>


tnx.
regards,
babak

No place a # in the begining of the "AllowChmod on" line as below:

# Restore file permissions capability to site administrator
<Global>
#AllowChmod on
# Report localtime, not GMT
TimesGMT off
</Global>

and not to forget to re-start your inetd as below:

cd /etc/rc.d/init.d
./inetd stop
./inetd start

then check your /var/messages log, things should be ok now

Regrads,
Al-Juhani

ok. But if I do that, my costumers wil be not allowd anymore to chmod there files throw the FTP.!!??? Please correct me if I am wrong.

tnx.
regards,
babak

Hi..

OK the error message tells you exactly to use <Limit SITE_CHMOD> instead of Allowchmod, so when you hash out the Allowchmod line you need to add the following to proftpd.conf:

<Limit SITE_CHMOD>
AllowAll
</Limit>

If you use DenyAll, your customers won't be able to chmod thier files.

BTW always make a backup of your proftpd.conf file before doing any changes and If you want I can send you the portion of my proftpd.conf that have the above changes.

Regards,

Al-Juhani

ok here is the part you need from my proftpd.conf file:

---------------------------------
# Restore file permissions capability to site administrator
<Global>
#AllowChmod on
<Limit SITE_CHMOD>
AllowAll
</Limit>
# Report localtime, not GMT
TimesGMT off
</Global>
-----------------------------------------

Sites containers and everything else remains the same.

Regards,

Al-Juhani

Thank you for your help. It works.

regards,
babak

Had the exact same messages in my logs.

Thanks for the update ! Looks to have corrected my problem as well however in following the cd /etc/rc.d/init.d
./inetd stop
./inetd start

It would change direct. to root initd however it would give no such file or directorys or commands when trying to do a inetd stop and start.

I checked several sites to see that chmod worked correctly ! IT DID
and checked the tail -f /var/log/messages

and no longer have any errors or the message:
www proftpd[10349]: AllowChmod is deprecated, and will not work consistantly, use <Limit SITE_CHMOD> instead.

So again thanks for the Posting !