[ale] ftp login problems

[Chuck Mattern]

You don't way what id you are using to make the ftp connection but the first 
place I'd look would be the /etc/ftpusers file.  Any id listed in there is NOT 
allowed to log in via ftp.  It tells you:

530 Login incorrect.

Because that is less obvious than "root can't log in here try to hack another 
password" when someone is trying to compromise thae machine.  If the problem 
is not found here you might also check these other files in /etc but I think 
they give different messages when they bite you:

 ftpaccess 
ftpgroups 
ftphosts

Since you can rsh you can skip these files:

hosts.allow 
hosts.deny

Best of luck and let us know how it goes.

Regards,
Chuck


> I've been trying to ftp between two linux boxes.  one is mdk6.0 and the other
> is a mdk 7.0.  it's been a complete nightmare.
> it's telling me that the logins are incorrect.
> 
> [phrostie at agusta phrostie]$ ftp atlanta
> Connected to atlanta.ga.
> 220 atlanta.ga FTP server (Version wu-2.6.0(1) Tue Jan 4 19:41:20 GMT 2000) r
eady.
> 331 Password required for phrostie.
> 530 Login incorrect.
> Login failed.
> ftp> 
> 
> i know they are correct because i can rsh to the same box with the same
> login/passwds.  i've done this before on older dist's(with more lacks security).
> i'm guessing it has something to do with shadow passwords.
> 
> any ideas?
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