FTP issue RH Linux ES 3

[PVR]

HI Friends,

In my RH Linux ES release 3, vsftp is installed by default. But;

Whenever I ftp to the system as root, it is not going inside with out giving password and even with wrong character passwords. This is happeneing to all 4 systems.

For NIS users, eventhough if i give correct username and password it is not going inside.

All these 4 boxes are Opteron systems.

I would like to know whether wu-ftpd is available for this platform or not ?

Pl help with a solution...

Many thanks in advance !

Pramod

[John Poff]

Hi,

Take a look at your /etc/vsftpd.user_list file. It will have a list of users that are allowed or denied access, depending on how you have the vsftpd daemon configured in the /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file.

I'm not sure what is happening with your NIS users. I haven't used NIS before so I'm not much help.

I'd stick with vsftpd and try to get it running instead of going back to wu-ftpd, as vsftpd is supposed to be more secure.

JP

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

I've installed this kind of setup lately.
Everything works.
You can install wu-ftpd on redhat3.0,however you can remain with vsftpd.
run authconfig utility on NIS server.
uncheck md5/shadow for passwords.
then run make -C /var/yp to update the database.Try to login again via ftp.
By the way I assume that you have a working vsftpd:
service vsftpd start
otherwise.
Best Regards.

[Johannes Krackowizer_1]

Hi Pramod,

1. look at "/etc/vsftpd.ftpusers" in this file are the names of the users that are NOT allowed to log onto your ftp server.

2. look at "/etc/vsftpd.user_list" here are all users that are allowed to use your ftp server or all users that are disallowed to use it depending on one entry in "/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf":
if "userlist_deny=NO" only users in the "/etc/vsftpd.user_list" are allowd to log in the ftp-server
if "userlist_deny=YES" all users in "/etc/vsftpd.user_list" are never allowed to log in, and get no prompt for a password.

[PVR]

Hi

May I know where can I get wu-ftpd fro Opteron systems running Redhat Enterprise Linux Release 3

Thanks
Pramod

[PVR]

A BIG SORRY TO YOU ALL !!!!

THERE IS A CORRECTION IN MY QUESTION. aCTUALLY IT IS GOING INSIDE WHENEVER i GO FOR AN FTP TO THE SYSTEM AS ROOT. EVEN IF I GIVE WRONG PASSWORD OR ENTER IT IS GOING INSIDE...

Sorry again..

[Johannes Krackowizer_1]

look at your "/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf":

1. do you have enabled guest logins with "guest_enable=yes" if you found this entry rewrite it to "guest_enable=no"

2. do you have login for local users with "local_enable=yes" if you use this "/etc/passwd" is used for authentication.