Hello.

First a warm thanks from Denmark. I really like the guides from this website.

First with a empty computer, I followed the http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_debian_etch guide, from chapter 1 to 7, 10 to 13 and 15 to 18.

It works, apache, mysql, phpmyadmin and so on. Works really good.

Then I followed the http://www.howtoforge.com/debian_etc...pd_mysql_quota, from chapter 3 (the system has mysql installed from above guide).

This works also pretty nice, but - when I adds a user via mysql and tries to login with the specified username/password - I get a login failure. It seems that the ftp server aproves my username but not the password.

I did a guide walk through several times, but all information seems to follow the guide.

Does any one have a solution.

(excuse my bad english)

Info on login try:
Connecting to 86.58.131.183:21
Connected to 86.58.131.183:21 in 0.015625 seconds, Waiting for Server Response
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] [TLS] ----------
220-You are user number 1 of 50 allowed.
220-Local time is now 13:14. Server port: 21.
220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.
220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Host type (1): Automatic Detect
USER webhost
331 User webhost OK. Password required
PASS (hidden)
530 Login authentication failed

Mysql info:
webhost 1 test 2008 2008 /www/webhost4u 100 100 * 50 0

Do all users fail authentication or just that one?

EDIT:
oh, i see now, webadmin is defined in a mysql table. You did remember to use MD5('password') for the password in your insert statement, yes?

what does your logfile report?
i tested it here, a non-existing user and allso i get "user OK, specify password"
it's the combination that must be correct.

if you create a mysql user, the user is for mysql only, not ftp.
try adding a system-user (eg: useradd -c foo -d /home/foo foo) and then set it's password using passwd foo (foo = your username, change this to the user you want)

then test it again, if it still does not work, go check /var/log/secure or other relevant logfiles