why does anonymous ftp need /etc/passwd?

[David M. Meyer]

	Why does ftpd want you to have ~ftp/etc/{passwd,group}
	(at least on SunOS)?

	Thanks

	Dave
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	David M. Meyer			Voice:     503/346-4394
	Network Systems Analyst		Internet:  meyer at oregon.uoregon.edu
	Office of University Computing	Bitnet:    meyer at oregon
  	University of Oregon		UUCP:	   ...!uoregon!meyer
	1225 Kincaid			FAX:	   503/346-4397
	Eugene, OR 97403