here is the messages output Jan 17 16:50:18 linux01 xinetd[9585]: execv( /usr/sbin/in.ftpd ) failed: Exec format error (errno = 8) Jan 17 16:50:46 linux01 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt-0000 Jan 17 16:50:46 linux01 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt-0000 Jan 17 16:50:46 linux01 xinetd[9589]: execv( /usr/sbin/in.ftpd ) failed: Exec format error (errno = 8) Jan 17 16:51:07 linux01 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt-0000 Jan 17 16:51:07 linux01 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt-0000 Jan 17 16:51:07 linux01 xinetd[9588]: execv( /usr/sbin/in.ftpd ) failed: Exec format error (errno = 8) -----Original Message----- From: linux-discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Madden Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 5:20 PM To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Linux-Discussion] Re: FTP Problem > syslog is 0 bytes?? What else can I check?? It varies by distribution, but /var/log/messages or /var/adm/messages in general. John -- John Madden UNIX Systems Engineer Ivy Tech State College jmadden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx