Why fls requires password when listing contents of local directories?

[Fei Rao]

Hi,

I use "fls" command to list contents of local directories, the output is the following:

$ fls
Password (dev03:raof01):

Actually the password is not required (mentioned in the "HP FTAM/9000 user's guide"). I restart OTS stack but nothing happened, the password prompt still appeared. Then I logged out, and logged in again. This time, "fls" command works well and doesn't require the password any more.

The question is, why is the password required, but after re-login, not required while listing contents of local directories?

Thanks,
Fei