file transfer

[navin]

Hello All,
I was trying to do file transfer from and to a hp boxes.I'm having an issue ftping as root.I have checked the below things.Please assist .
1./etc/ftpd/ftpusers - not present
2./etc/inet/inet.sec - not present
3.no /etc/shells
4.root has valid passwd. no hases. no trailing -.
5.Here is error message when i connect as root
Connected to xxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.com
220 server name FTP server (Version 1.1.21.4(PHNE_2775) thu Sep 5 05:59:34
002) ready.
331 Password required for root.
530 Login incorrect.User root: Login incorrect
Login failed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
6.Here is error collected system log.
User root: Login incorrect
FTP session closed
pam_acct_mgmt:Get new authentication token
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Thanks

[Ivan Ferreira]

If the shell for root is ksh, create the /etc/shells file and add:

/bin/ksh

[navin]

Thanks for the reply. it is /sbin/sh.

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Navin,

If you root password is more than 8 characters, try with just the first 8 characters.

Are you able to login as some other user on this system.

Hope this helps.

regds

[navin]

sanjay, thank you.yes can do ftp with other accounts.

[John Dvorchak]

does root password contain special characters like ? or $ or #

If so that may be your problem and you can verify by temporarily changing it to something that is alpha/numeric and trying it.

[John Dvorchak]

I just noticed that you say there is no /etc/shells file. From the man 1m ftpd:

+ The user must have a standard shell returned by
getusershell().

Which I believe would fail if /etc/shells is not present or doesn't contain /sbin/sh or the result of env|grep SHELL when run as root on the HPUX box.

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

I don't think that you need a file /etc/shells to perform successful ftp - you just must have one of the shells, the manpage of getusershell() tells you.
But I think, if you add a new entry to /etc/shells (e.g. /sbin/sh) you have to put all the shells of all other ftp-users in this file even when their shell is listed as default entry by the manpage.

mfG Peter

[navin]

patrick,
Thanks. but there were successfull episode of having ftp with root account suddenly stopped. No Shadow for HP right. The passwd options also set as no restrictions for root. But the passwd has not been changed for a while (more than 90 days) will that matters.
Thanks