Re: [Emerald] Strange Serv-U issue

Peter Deacon ( peterd@iea-software.com )
Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:43:23 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)

On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Dale E. Reed Jr. wrote:

> "David V. Brenner" wrote:
> > : Here's the kicker: If I attempt to log in the first user, the
> > : user is simply
> > : denied access, as he should be. If, however, I try the same with
> > : the second
> > : account, Serv-U crashes immediately after I enter the user name and press
> > : {enter} and Dr. Watson pulls out his stethoscope. Iam never
> > : prompted for a
> > : password. Cool, 'eh?

> > This is nuts. If I add a user directory entry in Emerald for the user who
> > is crashing Serv-U, it works fine. This is a problem. If there is no
> > directory, he should simply be denied access - not blow up my server. :D

> The only thing I could think of is if the homedir is null, causing some
> problems. You could try modifying your VerifyFTPUser proc to wrap a
> isnull around the homedir:

If homedir is null folks won't be able to login -- If it's causing
problems upgrade or add:

AND DATALENGTH(HomeDir) > 1

to the end of your VerifyFTPUser proc.

Have Fun!
Peter

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