FTP login failed

[Sachin Kumbla]

Hi ,

i can login with the password of some user say xyz but while trying to ftp it is failed.it shows error login failed. ftp is enabled.is it this some bug??

Waiting for the prompt reply.

rgds,
Sachin

[Anshumali]

Check /etc/ftpd/ftpusers

[Dennis Handly]

Is their shell in /etc/shells?

[Anshumali]

Dennis, IMHO...if the shell is not listed in valid shells file or have false in /etc/shells...he wouldn't get the shell access, he seems to be saying that he can login but only ftp isn't working.
Reverse would have been true...Am i wrong somewhere?

Anshu

[Sachin Kumbla]

the entry is not in the ftpusers file
the problem gets resolved when the password is enabled
but after some time it again gives the same issus

[Anshumali]

what do you mean by password is enabled.....?Can you elaborate the full situation and your observations?

[Dennis Handly]

>Anshu: if the shell is not listed in valid shells file ... he wouldn't get the shell access, he seems to be saying that he can login but only ftp isn't working.

You have it reversed but in a few cases you're right.

For years I could rlogin to a machine but could never ftp. But I could ftp to others. I finally heard about /etc/shells and that fixed it.

login(1) doesn't care about /etc/shells.
sendmail(1M), chsh(1) and ftp cares.

ftp cares:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5964-1370/ch03s11.html
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1026681

[Anshumali]

Nice Dennis...
thanks, thats the beauty of this ITRC forums. I learn many things everyday!

Anshu

[F Verschuren]

hi, you are saying the problem is solved after resetting the password and after a time it is back again,
"pam" (autentication module of hp) have settings that enfource you to change the passwd every ?? days, ore that the acount is locked after ?? bad login atemts,
you must find out what is locking the user, if you enable the user whit sam it will say the reason it is locked.
if it is a bat login atemt you can use the /var/adm/btmp files to see when the use was locked.