FTP permissions

[Matt Rieman]

Currently only the root user can use FTP to transfer files to and from our HP-UX 11.00 system. When any other user tries, they get a "not authorized" message. How do I set it up so that other specified users can use FTP?

Thanks,

Matt

[Pete Randall]

Matt,

What does your /var/adm/inetd.sec file contain?


Pete

[G. Vrijhoeven]

Hi,

add the users to /etc/ftpd/ftpusers
check man ftpusers.

Gideon

[Elmar P. Kolkman]

Also check /etc/shells
Perhaps root is the only one with a shell that is in there...

[Graham Cameron_1]

Could be a number of things.

Most obvious is to check the file /etc/ftpd/ftpusers (see "man ftpusers").

If that doesn't help then look at /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess (see "man ftpaccess) and check /etc/inetcd.conf to see if ftpd gets invoked with a -a option which causes this file to be used.

Try running "inetsvcs_sec status".

At what point do none-root users see the message - when they start ftp or when they try to connect to the hp-ux box?

etc

-- Graham

[T G Manikandan]

check /etc/shells
/etc/ftpd/ftpusers