ftp login question

[Atil Volkan Yildirim]

Hi there,
Mine is not a problem but i'm just trying to figure out something, and i need to do that:

A password-change-forced-at-next-login-user cannot ftp to server,as normal...Is there a way to warn that user like "you have to change your password, do this, do that,etc..."

any ideas are wellcome...

thx...

[Zeev Schultz]

man ftpaccess (for standard hp-ux ftp server)
optons "banner" (prints some message before user logs on) or "message" - during log on.

Add "-d" tp ftpd in /etc/inetd.conf when using ftpaccess and let inetd to reread configuration file with "inetd -c".

I think the message would be of informative type like "Attention!If you can't log on your password may have expired, please change ...etc".

[Zeev Schultz]

sorry, its "-a" for ftpd in /etc/inetd.conf

[Bernhard Mueller]

Not sure what exactly you want to achieve but some hints would be

passwd -f
- to set forced passwd change upon next login
setup /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess
- to write a welcome message that inform ftp'ing users upon login about your special setup

man ftpaccess gives you a lot of information

there is also /usr/newconfig/etc/ftpd/examples/ftpaccess

HTH
Regards,
Bernhard