Subject: Re: ftpaccess

From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:37:28 -0500

At 04:13 PM 2/17/97 -0500, you wrote:
>At 01:41 PM 2/17/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>At 09:00 AM 2/17/97 +0100, you wrote:
>>>Quoting [email-masked], who wrote :
>>>
>>>> does anyone know why under redhat4.1 on an intel machine, real users 
>>>> are not allowed to login.  the shells file is ok and ftp* are all ok.
>>>
>>>Do you use shadow passwords by any chance ?
>>>
>>>wu-ftpd doesn't use shadow passwords by default.
>>>
>>no i do not use password shadowing.  i have done a fresh install with no
>modifications.  i have noticed alot of people with the same problem in 4.1
>>
>
>It was my understanding the redhat has shadow already installed and
>running. Is it possible they overlooked ftp? Or did you install wu.ftp (and
>compile) yourself on the RH system?
>
>Greg
>
yes redhat does have a shadow packing installed but it does not modify the passwd file unless you invoke it.  this is true as far as i know.  but you would think that redhat wouldnt distribute wu-ftpd without shadow support already configured if shadowing is installed.  i am running out of ideas

aj