topic Re: FTP Banner Problem in Operating System - HP-UX

FTP Banner Problem

Ranjith_5 — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:59:34 GMT

Friends,

My ftp banner is no getting set.

Telnet banner is set with /etc/issue.

/etc/ftpd/ftpaccess contains a line banner /etc/issue

I am not able to see the ftp banner in the new servers.

Few of the old servers are having the same entry and its able to display the ftp banner.

Last time I had the same problem and some how I could solve it. But this time I am stuck. Did I miss anything.

Regards,
Syam

Re: FTP Banner Problem

Gordon Morrison_1 — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:01:19 GMT

What are the permissions on /etc/issue?
It should be world-readable.

Re: FTP Banner Problem

A. Clay Stephenson — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:04:21 GMT

In your /etc/inetd.conf entry for ftpd, did you add the "-a" argument so that ftpd will use the configuration file? After setting this flag, you must then do an "inetd -c" to force a reread on the file.

Re: FTP Banner Problem

Ranjith_5 — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:09:00 GMT

See this is the permission.

root@Ultramax in />#ls -al /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess
-r--r--r-- 1 root sys 1746 Jul 29 2003 /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess

regards,
Syam

Re: FTP Banner Problem

Gordon Morrison_1 — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:10:16 GMT

I think that line in /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess should read:

banner=/etc/issue

Don't forget the '='

Re: FTP Banner Problem

Ranjith_5 — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:12:31 GMT

Clay..,

Its done..!!
Thanks a million. You are great..!!!!!!!!

Thank you once again.

Regards,
Syam