HP-UX 11, ftp question

[Jim Small]

When I try to ftp to my HP-UX workstation as root, without even getting a password prompt, I immediately get:
530 User root access denied...
Login failed.

The /etc/ftpd/ftpusers file is empty.

Why is this happening?

Wondering,
<> Jim

[Thierry Poels_1]

hi,
just a hunch: maybe ftp server is not active on the workstation. Wondering what the exact error message would be if ftp server is not available. something to try out ...
regards,
Thierry.

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

Look for a file called /etc/shells and make sure that the default shell for each user that will be using ftp is defined in the file. So for root, the file should contain a line that says /sbin/sh

Here is my /etc/shells file:

# ll /etc/shells
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root sys 18 Mar 29 15:52 /etc/shells

# cat /etc/shells
/sbin/sh
/bin/csh

[Peter Van Sant]

Jim,

Patrick is correct, your problem is with the
shell. If /etc/shells does not exist the system will use the defaults listed in getusershell(3c) man page. If /etc/shells exists it will know about only those shells listed so it should include all the defaults plus any others you use. Also, check to see that you haven't changed root's shell. If should ALWAYS be /sbin/sh.