Two linux server questions in one day? (This time regarding vsftpd)
 

I just wanted to say thanks again for the swift reply on my earlier thread about Apache, and I'm glad it was such a simple fix. I'm hoping this will be a relatively simple one as well.

Here's the problem. I'm setting up vsftpd on RH9 and I've done a little configuration but left most of the .conf files alone. When I try to connect from a different machine, it makes a connection, but gives this error: "500 OOPS: str_getpwnam: ftpsecure". Anyone ever seen this or have any idea what could be the problem? A google search on this error message didn't turn out as well as I had hoped.
I can include my configurations if they are needed.

Again, thanks in advance for anyone that tries to help.

My guess is it is trying to switch to a user named ftpsecure, who does not exist.

Yet again, the great help at TFP comes through for me. Thanks yotta!

so, that was the problem?

It was exactly what you suggested. I had set "ftpsecure" as an unprivelaged user per my vsftpd.conf file, and hadn't actually created that user.