Using ProFTPD with UnixWare 7.1 UnixWare 7.x has an odd problem involving tcp sockets inside of a chroot() [as used w/ DefaultRoot and Anonymous logins]. Apparently, due to the UnixWare xti code, socket operations initially attempt to open a few devices, including /dev/tcp, /dev/udp, /dev/zero and /dev/ticotsord. This is most likely caused by the networking libraries, and is completely out of the control and/or scope of ProFTPD. UnixWare 7.1 users wishing to use ProFTP will have to do something like the following in their anonymous or otherwise chroot'ed directories: [ !!NOTE!! Do not use the major/minor device numbers below verbatim. Solaris on different archs will use different major/minors. Check your OS documentation first before doing this. ] mkdir dev mknod dev/tcp c 7 37 mknod dev/zero c 39 1 # the following is necessary to allow proftpd to create a socket # when in non-low-port mode (such as during passive transfers) chmod 0666 dev/tcp Failure to create these files will result in "socket() failed in inet_create_connection(): No such file or directory" when a user logs in anonymously and attempts to transfer data of any type (including a simple directory listing). If you receive errors such as "socket() failed in inet_create_connection(): Permission denied", you need to chmod 0666 your dev/tcp device. Additionally you will need to create the file etc/netconfig or you'll get the following error message: _s_match: setnetconfig failed mkdir etc cp /etc/netconfig etc/netconfig