Bug#1032424: proftpd-core: Can't load mod_rewrite

[Hilmar Preuße]

Am 06.03.2023 um 15:19 teilte Bernhard Ehlers mit:

Hi,

> When starting proftpd with default configuration, it complains about
> loading the module mod_rewrite.
>
Hmm, weird. I'm able to reproduce the issue, but currently I have no
explanation, as all other modules are loaded fine.

H.

> The following diagnostics were shown:
>
> root at 7c6d004cf953:~# proftpd
> 2023-03-06 14:11:33,419 7c6d004cf953 proftpd[239]: mod_dso/0.5: unable to load 'mod_rewrite.c'; check to see if '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_rewrite.la' exists
> 2023-03-06 14:11:33,419 7c6d004cf953 proftpd[239]: fatal: LoadModule: error loading module 'mod_rewrite.c': No such file or directory on line 74 of '/etc/proftpd/modules.conf'
> 2023-03-06 14:11:33,419 7c6d004cf953 proftpd[239]: warning: unable to include '/etc/proftpd/modules.conf': Operation not permitted
> root at 7c6d004cf953:~#
> root at 7c6d004cf953:~# ls /usr/lib/proftpd/mod_rewrite*
> /usr/lib/proftpd/mod_rewrite.so
>
> Proftpd wants to load /usr/lib/proftpd/mod_rewrite.la, but that file
> doesn't exist, instead /usr/lib/proftpd/mod_rewrite.so is available.
>
> When commenting "LoadModule mod_rewrite.c" in /etc/proftpd/modules.conf
> proftpd starts without these messages.
>

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