unable to ftp in a server

[mintoo]

hi i'm unable to ftp in a server rx4640 with even root user server with hpux 11.23. though i could telent to it.

the system gives ftp login prompt. but fails when password is given to it.

there is no /etc/ftpd/ftpusers file.
/etc/shells has client shell.
/etc/inetd.conf had 'ftpd -l -P' in it

please help

[Roberto Arias · Accepted solution]

please send us out of ftp -v and log of ftp

HTH

[mintoo]

thank you roberto.

I checked myself the log of ftp.
and it said the client shell is not in /etc/shells. I verified but i saw entry /bin/ksh but then again i changed it to /usr/bin/ksh. It worked.

[Roberto Arias]

OK, youn can make file /etc/shells with all shells of system ( in syslog you can see the same message).

But the default shell for nust bee /sbin/sh because when you boot the /usr filesystem is not mounted and you can't boot at level 3, single user only (level S)

HTH