ftp session fails

[Anton S.L. Lau]

Hi all,

have any of you faced the following problem?
a telnet session from one host-a to the other host-b went succesfully, but a ftp session fails from the same host-a to the host-b failed for the same user.
The OS of the hosts are HP-UX 11

If someone can shared me the knowledge how this can happen, I'll be very happy.
And the one who can supply me the solution will be my hero :-)

regards

Anton

[Stefan Farrelly]

check if the file /etc/ftpd/ftpusers exists - if it does ensure your user is not in it - or else they are not allowed to run ftp.

Check /etc/shells - the user must have a valid shell in their passwd entry as specified in this file or else ftp wont work.

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Anton,

Chances are this is a name resolution problem.
Make sure BOTH hosts can resolve the other by name AND by IP and that they can resolve themselves both ways.

HTH,
Jeff

[Vijaya Kumar_3]

can u look into the logs?

can u post what exactly failure happens during ftp session?

Check for /etc/ftpuser
If an user listed in this file, he is NOT allowed to use ftp...

Check the log messages...

-Vijay

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Anton,

check and see if the user is blocked from doing an ftp to the server. Check the /etc/ftpd/ftpusers. If the login name exists in this file, that means that the user id cannot ftp to the server.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Steven E. Protter]

for better logging

inetd -l

tail -f /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

Then to the ftp thing and watch for errors in another session.

There are problems with the latest wu-ftpd and several security bulletins that required binary replacement.

I wonder why HP doesn't just create a new depot file.

SEP

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi Anton,

what do you mean by failed?
Any specific error message?
What about firewall?
telnet port may be open but ftp not.

greetings,

Michael

[Anton S.L. Lau]

Thanks all for your help.
Still wrestling with the problem.
The hard thing is, the problem is not consistent, it happens from time to time.
But again thanks anyhow.
If you guys have more sugestions, please let me know.

rgrds

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi,

even if the problem is not solved, could you spare some points from the endless supply of points, HP has, for those, who tried to help you? ;-)

thanks,

Michael

[Anton S.L. Lau]

Sorry,
thought I did.

will do ASAP.
Again thanks for your help

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi,

is one week enough to be asap? ;-))))

be silly from time to time,

Michael

[Anton S.L. Lau]

Thanks you all guys for your help

Anton

[Mark Grant]

How about the old favorite of making sure that the user you are using to "ftp" into host b as has a shell that is specified in /etc/shells

[Jim Butler]

Hp released an ftp patch that disabled ftp on HP 11 about 2.5 years ago - I forget the patch - but make sure your ftp patches are up to date.

Failing that, the /etc/shells and ftpusers is the way to go -

doesn't ftpusers work in reverse (i.e. only put the users in that file you want to restrict?)

[Suresh Patoria]

Hi

Check the /var/adm/inetd.sec file

Thanx