ftp

[P.V.Ramesh]

Hi

I am having a problem with ftp.
Only one user is not able to do this activity, the others are able to do this.

I have checked /etc/shells
it contains /bin/ksh
/bin/sh
/bin/csh

I have checked the files ftp-users, ftp-access. His login-id not there.

I have checked /var/adm/inetd.sec. any thing related to this not mentioned.
Only particular user is not able to do this activity. When
retried he get a message saying access denined.

Could anybody help me on this

[harry d brown jr]

Is the user attempting to ftp FROM a server and having issues, or is he/she attempting to ftp TO the host with issues?

WHAT OS release??

What does /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess have in it??


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harry

[Pete Randall]

Have a look at this thread, I think it could help you:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x96b70bce6f33d6118fff0090279cd0f9,00.html

Pete

[P.V.Ramesh]

Hi harry

Thanks for early reply.

The user is trying from his loacl Windows machine to hp server.

The hp server is having 11.00 version OS and in /etc/ftpd, i didn't find the mentioned file.

[P.V.Ramesh]

Hi Pete

I will do .

[Pete Randall]

Perfect! Thanks.

Pete

[P.V.Ramesh]

did anybody have answer on this question.

[harry d brown jr]

What is the EXACT error message the user receives when they get denied??

Have you tried it from your PC using their login and password???

What does /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log say??

what is the output of
grep -i ftp /etc/inetd.conf

what are the contents of /etc/ftpd/ftpusers?


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harry

[Sean OB_1]

Please give us some more information.

What OS is the server running?
What version of FTPD?
What error if any does the user see when trying to connect to the server?

Do a find for ftpusers and see what is in that file if it exists.

Ditto for ftpaccess.

[P.V.Ramesh]

Hi Harry

The syslog file shows as follows

Aug 26 22:05:41 lisa ftpd[8275]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED (bad shell) FROM pookie-tst.com
vu.lucent.com [135.92.45.3], vvp
Aug 26 22:05:54 lisa ftpd[8275]: FTP session closed

It indicates bad shell.

Note i have included all /bin/sh,/bin/csh,/bin/ksh in a file called /etc/shells.

The output of grep command is
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/ftpd ftpd -l
# Before uncommenting the "tftp" entry below, please make sure
# that you have a "tftp" user in /etc/passwd. If you don't
# have one, please consult the tftpd(1M) manual entry for
#tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/tftpd tftpd

The ftpusers is not having any information. Also i donot have ftpaccess file.

Hi sean

The OS version 11.00 running on HP-Server
Could you tell me how do i check ftpd version

User is unable to login. Permission is denied.

Thanks for the support. But i am anticipating some fruitfull solution.

[Shannon Petry · Accepted solution]

If the message says invalid shell then make sure the users shell from /etc/password exists in /etc/shells. Many times a users shell could be /usr/bin/csh. If only /bin/csh is in /etc/shells then ftp will fail. The match comes not from the link or binary location, but the entry excatly as it is in /etc/passwd.

Regards,
Shannon

[P.V.Ramesh]

Thanks shannon
I will assign 10 points to you