I have Red Hat 8.0 installed.

If I upload files via FTP the system goes down and reboots itself.

This is the message on my FTP (WS_FTP) client:
======================================
STOR 241-90.pdf
150 Go ahead make my day ^W^W^Wsend me the data.
! Send error: connection reset
Trasmitted 131584 bytes in 18.9 secs, (68.26 Kbps), transfer failed
======================================

Does anyone tell me what this could be caused by?


Cheers

Daniele

["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.]
Ubi enlightened us with:
> I have Red Hat 8.0 installed.

Please do not crosspost.

> If I upload files via FTP the system goes down and reboots itself.

Check your system for changed files. I'm sure RPM can check MD5sums.
Also run chkrootkit to find out if your system was tampered with.

> STOR 241-90.pdf
> 150 Go ahead make my day ^W^W^Wsend me the data.

This looks like someone messed with your server.

Sybren
--
The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

> ["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.]

that's annoying. I don't follow a.o.l
Therefor I again post to both groups.

> Ubi enlightened us with:
>> I have Red Hat 8.0 installed.
>
> Please do not crosspost.

There is nothing wrong with this..
As long as the OP is not multiposting.

>> If I upload files via FTP the system goes down and reboots itself.
>
> Check your system for changed files. I'm sure RPM can check MD5sums.
> Also run chkrootkit to find out if your system was tampered with.
>
>> STOR 241-90.pdf
>> 150 Go ahead make my day ^W^W^Wsend me the data.
>
> This looks like someone messed with your server.

Nah. This looks like the default welcome message from
vsFTPd or ws_ftp or something like that. (whatever RH 8 ships with)

The reboot is worrying though. Check the logs I'd say.

Eric

Eric Moors enlightened us with:
>> ["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.]
>
> that's annoying. I don't follow a.o.l
> Therefor I again post to both groups.

See why crossposting is annoying? I'm sticking to netiquette by
setting a Followup-To: header, but you rip it off again (for reasons I
completely understand). That's why I don't like crossposting. Oh, and
my Usenet client basically forces me to set a followup-to header, so
I'm doing more trouble than it's worth, just for you ;-)

> There is nothing wrong with this.. As long as the OP is not
> multiposting.

I agree that multiposting is more annoying than crossposting.

Sybren
--
The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

> > I have Red Hat 8.0 installed.
>
> Please do not crosspost.

I preferred to do "crosspost" (by writing one single message posted to
different newsgroups) instead of writing single messages to different
newsgroups, because this is the way accepted by netiquette. In this way, if
you read the message in any of the groups it was posted, it will
automatically appear as read also in the other groups.


> > If I upload files via FTP the system goes down and reboots itself.
>
> Check your system for changed files. I'm sure RPM can check MD5sums.
> Also run chkrootkit to find out if your system was tampered with.

Sorry, but I quite didn't understand what I should do.
I typed "chkrootkit" in the shell but the command wasn't recognised.


> > STOR 241-90.pdf
> > 150 Go ahead make my day ^W^W^Wsend me the data.
>
> This looks like someone messed with your server.

I searched with google for that message and it appear to be a standard one.



Cheers

Daniele

["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.]
Ubi enlightened us with:
> I preferred to do "crosspost" (by writing one single message posted to
> different newsgroups) instead of writing single messages to different
> newsgroups, because this is the way accepted by netiquette.

True, but the preferred way is to post to the most appropriate group
(which is only one) and see if people there can help you. If they
can't, move on to another group.

> Sorry, but I quite didn't understand what I should do. I typed
> "chkrootkit" in the shell but the command wasn't recognised.

You should install it first. You can get it at
http://www.chkrootkit.org/

> I searched with google for that message and it appear to be a
> standard one.

Weird message... Anyways, running chkrootkit every once in a while
won't harm ;-)

Sybren
--
The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

Eric Moors wrote:

>> ["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.]
>
> that's annoying.

Oh, so that justifies annoying a lot of other people??? How selfish.

> I don't follow a.o.l
> Therefor I again post to both groups.
>

If you don't follow it, don't post to it.

"Ubi" <ubimmc93@libero.it.NOSPAM> writes:

]> > I have Red Hat 8.0 installed.
]>
]> Please do not crosspost.

]I preferred to do "crosspost" (by writing one single message posted to
]different newsgroups) instead of writing single messages to different
]newsgroups, because this is the way accepted by netiquette. In this way, if
]you read the message in any of the groups it was posted, it will
]automatically appear as read also in the other groups.

Igonore the self styled net police. As long as you cross post to
groups which are relevant, it is fine.



]> > If I upload files via FTP the system goes down and reboots itself.

Huh?? How? What are you running? What messages appear? As a user, your
system should not reboot itself with ftp. ftp is a userland program,
and it should not be able to do nasty stuff.

]>
]> Check your system for changed files. I'm sure RPM can check MD5sums.
]> Also run chkrootkit to find out if your system was tampered with.

rpm -Va|grep '^..5'>/tmp/verify
and then look through the resultant files for changes. Many will be
configuration files which should have changed. ftp, find, ls, ...
should not.

If you trust rpm, then make sure find is the original one, and then
use find to look for suid files.



]Sorry, but I quite didn't understand what I should do.
]I typed "chkrootkit" in the shell but the command wasn't recognised.

You need to download that command from the net and run it to check for
root kits installed on your system.



]> > STOR 241-90.pdf
]> > 150 Go ahead make my day ^W^W^Wsend me the data.
]>
]> This looks like someone messed with your server.

]I searched with google for that message and it appear to be a standard one.

pacifican <none@given.org> writes:

]Eric Moors wrote:

]>> ["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.]
]>
]> that's annoying.

]Oh, so that justifies annoying a lot of other people??? How selfish.

You mean like posting trivial and obnoxious posts commenting on how
others post?


]> I don't follow a.o.l
]> Therefor I again post to both groups.
]>

]If you don't follow it, don't post to it.

Nuts. Many people do not follow some groups. Thus if you want them to
see your posting you need to post to the groups that may be relevant.

While I agree that posting to groups you never read is a bit
pointless, since you may not see the answer, crossposting will usually
mean that if someone on that group replies to your post you will see
in on the groups you do follow. Thus a question of postfix on Mandrake
could well be posted both to the mandrake and the postfix mailing
lists. The former in case it is a peculiarity of the implimentation on
Mandrake, and the latter in case it is some feature of postfix itself.

Sybren Stuvel <sybrenUSE@YOURthirdtower.imagination.com> writes:

]Eric Moors enlightened us with:
]>> ["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.]
]>
]> that's annoying. I don't follow a.o.l
]> Therefor I again post to both groups.

]See why crossposting is annoying? I'm sticking to netiquette by
]setting a Followup-To: header, but you rip it off again (for reasons I
]completely understand). That's why I don't like crossposting. Oh, and
]my Usenet client basically forces me to set a followup-to header, so
]I'm doing more trouble than it's worth, just for you ;-)

GEt a different client. Why are you trying to impose self generated
rules on others just to make your own life easier. Talk about selfish.


]> There is nothing wrong with this.. As long as the OP is not
]> multiposting.

]I agree that multiposting is more annoying than crossposting.