Subject: Re: user authentication problems

From: "Vic Templonuevo" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 07:12:33 PDT

>Hello all,
>I have installed version 2.4.2-beta 18 on a Sparc 5 running Solaris 
2.6. I
>receive the following message when trying to ftp to the machine as 
either a
>user which is specified in the passwd file or as anonymous:
>
>Connected to localhost.
>220 nitrogen FTP server (Version wu-2.4.2-academ[BETA-18](1) Tue Aug 11
>14:39:18
> PDT 1998) ready.
>Name (localhost:root): anonymous
>530 User anonymous unknown.
>Login failed.
>
>Connected to localhost.
>220 nitrogen FTP server (Version wu-2.4.2-academ[BETA-18](1) Tue Aug 11
>14:39:18
> PDT 1998) ready.
>Name (localhost:root): adahl
>530 User adahl access denied.
>Login failed.
>
>Here is the entry for ftp in the inetd.conf:
>stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/local/etc/ftpd     ftpd  ftpd
>
>Can anyone provide some information on what might be happening? What is 
the
>authentication process with wu-ftpd?
>
>Thank you very much,
>Amanda D.
>[email-masked]
>
>
>
>---------------------------------
>Amanda K. Dahl
>Information Services
>BARRA, INC.
>2100 Milvia Avenue
>Berkeley.CA 94704
>[email-masked]
>---------------------------------
>"UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because 
that
>would also stop you from doing clever things." -- Doug Gwyn 
>

Amanda,

   For the anonymous user,
   Try checking your /etc/passwd file if the user ftp exist.
   if not add this line:

    ftp:*:14:<ftp_group>:/home/ftp

   the user adahl should not recieve the same error message eventhough
   it does not exist in the passwd file. it should just give you a     
   Login failed message. pls check your installation log.
   
regards,

Vic Templonuevo
Fujitsu Philippines

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