I started using vsftp(http://freshmeat.net/projects/vsftpd/?topic_id=89), quick, small, clean, secure, easy to set up. ditch wu-ftp
----- Original Message ----- From: "Troy Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 10:10 PM Subject: Re: [vox-tech] WU-FTPd question > On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 07:33:40PM -0800, Thomas Wieglenda wrote: > > Thanks for the answer on having the devel tools loaded. As soon as I got > > those, it worked like a champ. Now on to a new question... > > > > I am trying to setup guest user accounts with wu-ftpd, and I completed all > > of the steps outlined in the wu-ftpd FAQ area. I've added my user, made the > > password, chrooted them, chmoded their user area and adjusted the ftpaccess > > file accordingly. But, when I try to logon to the FTP using the <username> > > and <password> I get an error saying that the password isn't correct. Now, > > I know that I'm typing in the correct password and I've verified that many > > times, but it still won't work. I CAN logon to the account via a real user > > account, but I can't logon with a guest user. Any ideas? > > > > Yeah, don't waste any more time configuring/learning Wu-Ftpd. If at all > possible, you should be using scp or sftp. If you *must* run an ftpd, > don't use wu-ftpd. It has a history of nasties (exploits) and many > knowledgeable people seem to think there are more waiting. > Read this: > http://linuxmafia.com/pub/linux/security/ftp-daemons > > I'm not sure if Rick keeps it up to date, but at one time it was a nice > appraisal of the various ftpd's. > > To try and answer your question: > 1) Do you need to tell ftpd to re-read its config files? The easiest > way is to restart the service. > 2) Check the log files. > 3) You should be getting a generic login failure which should not give > you enough info to determine whether the "password is wrong" or the > "user is wrong" (that would let bad people guess valid usernames) > So, rather than a bad password, your failed login probably indicates > that ftpd does not know about your new user. Does your new user need > a valid shell? Is her shell listed in /etc/shells? > > I probably should have waited for someone with more wu-ftpd experience > to answer, but I'm avoiding work. :) > > -troy > > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
