[ILUG] SuSE 6.2 upgrage upsets ftp ????

[Dave Airlie]

Are the files being stored on a non-ext2 filesystem? I had a problem with
RH6.0 that I never looked into with ls'ing returning blank dirs and stuff
... 

Also check the ftp user home dir is correct and stuff ..

Dave.

On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Brendan Farrell wrote:

> Hi all !
> 
> I have just upgraded from SuSE 6.0 to 6.2, everything went real smooth
> except that my internal FTP site has begun to behave strangely !!!
> It is possible to FTP in from an NT box command line normally and
> everything is okay,
> If you access the FTP site using Netscape you can type in the required
> directory and go there, but no files or directorys are visible.
> If I FTP from the server to itself I cannot see any directorys or files but
> I can cd if I type in a directory name.
> 
> I have even tried chmod 777 everything in the FTP tree but there is no
> difference. 
> The site is internal in a lab, and worked perfectly with SuSE 6.0
> Any ideas ????
> 
> I installed SuSE 6.2 on a Dell Latitude CPi A400XT laptop without any
> problem, it even picked up my pcmcia cards !!!!!!, VMware runs like a
> dream, the only problem is the Latitudes non supported neomagic sound card.
> 
> I made a strange discovery in Waterford last weekend, Linux games (Myth 2,
> Civ) on sale in Compustore !
> The old Compushelf in the Bookcentre along with its associated idiots are
> gone, and some penguin aware chaps are after taking over !!!!
> 
> Brendan
> Brendan Farrell
> Technical Trainer
> Tellabs Ltd.
> Tel:  +353 61 703418
> Fax: +353 61 471991
> brendan.farrell at tellabs.com
> CS Helpdesk +353 61 703363
> 
> 
> 

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