From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 14:17:51 CST

The server runs as root and change is state(seteuid) depending on what
it's doing. So cut at a wrong time with ps you may see own by root

For example in the negotiation state the server run as root:

if you loggin to the server:

ftp -n localhost
# ps will show root
ftp> user ftp
# ps will show root
ftp> pass [email-masked]
# ps will show own by ftp(the seteuid() was done)

-- 
au revoir, alain
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