Can't FTP

[j773303]

ftpd[6481]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED (bad shell)
Does any has the experience about this error message?Thanks!

[Michael Steele_2]

Check the account shell with 'finger' (* or /etc/passwd *) with what's listed in /etc/shells.

Here are valid shells:

/sbin/sh
/usr/bin/sh
/usr/bin/rsh
/usr/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/rksh
/usr/bin/csh
/usr/bin/keysh

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[Michael Tully]

Check the users account in /etc/passwd. You could have an incorrect entry, or syntax error.
You don't necessarily have to have a /etc/shells file.

[Steven E. Protter]

Could be a bad manual edit on /etc/passwd

After following prior instructions, try pwck command. It checks the consistency of the file.

SEP

[T G Manikandan]

check your /etc/ftpd/ftpusers file.

The file restricts users for ftp logins.

Revert

[j773303]

The OS is 11i, and hasn't /etc/shells. I have modify the /etc/passwd for root or other user, only /usr/bin/ksh can ftp successfully? the other shell will failed.

[V. V. Ravi Kumar_1 · Accepted solution]

hi,
if u don't have /etc/shells u can create it and put the entries.
Ex:
/usr/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/sh
/usr/bin/false

Also check /etc/ftpd/ftpusers, which denies permission for the listed users in the file.

Regards

[john korterman]

Hi,
when you introduce the /etc/shells you should notice that you thereby allow only the shells in that file. You should at least include these:

/usr/bin/sh
/usr/bin/posix/sh
/sbin/sh
/usr/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/csh
/usr/bin/false
/usr/bin/exitshell

else you might get problems with root's shell and your c-shell users, if any.

regards,
John K.