Mail : Error: user syslog doesn't exist

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Hello,

I just receive a mail named: Cron <root@machine> sleep 60 && /usr/local/hestia/bin/v-add-sys-sftp-jail
and with this content: Error: user syslog doesn't exist

Regards

//EDIT : I’m on a Ubuntu Server

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Just ignore it we should add an mute option of the cronjob…

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Hi team, is this fixed.? Im having the same issue with latest HestiaCP.

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i did a fresh install of HestiaCP on a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 install today and I’m seeing the same.

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We’ll get that checked, please feel free to open an issue report on github.com.

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It not a real bug… It is caused due to how Ubuntu threats the syslog user…

syslog is an “system” user with permissions set to nologin:

During boot Hestia runs a cronjob it initialise the sftp “filesystem”

It checks if a user has “ssh” access set to no login:

syslog:x:101:103::/home/syslog:/usr/sbin/nologin

2nd check:
If it has an user directory in /home/ folder

If those 2 things matches it call v-add-user-sftp-jail

There we have added 1 check if the user is “Hestia” user and this check fails and an “error” is created.

Even it works as intended…