Adduser devel - Apr 2006 - Bug#363649: "unknown item" errors when installing proftpd 1.3.0-2

reassign #363649 login
thanks

On Thu, Apr 20, 2006 at 02:35:52PM +0200, Francesco P. Lovergine
wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 20, 2006 at 08:39:27AM +0200, Martin Sebald wrote:
> > when installing proftpd 1.3.0-2 the following output appears on the
> > console: 
> > 
> > > Setting up proftpd (1.3.0-2) ...
> > > Adding system user `proftpd''...
> > > Adding new user `proftpd'' (115) with group
`nogroup''.
> > > configuration error - unknown item ''FAIL_DELAY''
(notify administrator)
> > > configuration error - unknown item
''QUOTAS_ENAB'' (notify administrator)
> > > configuration error - unknown item
''NOLOGIN_STR'' (notify administrator)
> > > configuration error - unknown item ''ENV_HZ''
(notify administrator)
> > > configuration error - unknown item
''PASS_MAX_LEN'' (notify administrator)
> > > configuration error - unknown item ''CHFN_AUTH''
(notify administrator)
> > > configuration error - unknown item
''CLOSE_SESSIONS'' (notify administrator)
> > > Not creating home directory.
> > 
> > Setup runs through with no further errors and ProFTPd seems to be
running.
> > 
> > So what are these errors about?
> 
> Not a proftpd issue for sure. This seems an adduser issue (or possibly a
> wrong or not updated configuration).
Actually, login, IMO. The unknown items are listed in login.defs,
which belongs to the login package. Reassigning appropriately.

Greetings
Marc

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> reassign #363649 login
Bug#363649: "unknown item" errors when installing proftpd 1.3.0-2
Bug reassigned from package `adduser'' to `login''.
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