Can't log in to proftp on my Mandrake 9.1 box
 

So I have proftp running with this config file:

# This is a basic ProFTPD configuration file (rename it to
# 'proftpd.conf' for actual use. It establishes a single server
# and a single anonymous login. It assumes that you have a user/group
# "nobody" and "ftp" for normal operation and anon.

ServerName "ProFTPD Default Installation"
ServerType standalone
DefaultServer on

# Allow FTP resuming.
# Remember to set to off if you have an incoming ftp for upload.
AllowStoreRestart on

# Port 21 is the standard FTP port.
Port 21

# Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new dirs and files
# from being group and world writable.
Umask 022

# To prevent DoS attacks, set the maximum number of child processes
# to 30. If you need to allow more than 30 concurrent connections
# at once, simply increase this value. Note that this ONLY works
# in standalone mode, in inetd mode you should use an inetd server
# that allows you to limit maximum number of processes per service
# (such as xinetd).
MaxInstances 30

# Set the user and group under which the server will run.
User nobody
Group nogroup

# Normally, we want files to be overwriteable.
<Directory />
AllowOverwrite on
</Directory>

# Needed for NIS.
PersistentPasswd on
AuthPAMAuthoritative off


# Default root can be used to put users in a chroot environment.
# As an example if you have a user foo and you want to put foo in /home/foo
# chroot environment you would do this:
#
# DefaultRoot /home/foo foo



Now, I've changed PersistentPasswd to on and off to no avail. I've also changed AuthPAMAuthoritative to on/off to no avail.

Basically, I can't log into the damn ftp server with any account.
I use my username with any ftp application under passive mode AND non passive and the damn thing always rejects the login.

Here's the output of every attempt to log in:

Looking up 127.0.0.1
Trying localhost:21
Connected to 127.0.0.1:21
220 ProFTPD 1.2.7 Server (ProFTPD Default Installation) [www2.mysite.net]
USER bznutz

331 Password required for bznutz.
PASS xxxx
530 Login incorrect.

What gives? I've checked the /etc/pam.d/ftp file and it seems kosher. I've checked the /etc/passwd file and it seems kosher.
I've checked everything that the documentation has directed me too and I can't make it work.

The only fishy thing I can think of is that when trying to change my account password via the passwd command, I get this output:

passwd
Changing password for user bznutz.
Changing password for bznutz
(current) UNIX password:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error


What in the Hell is going on?

Please help, I really need this ftp to be up so I can update my website while I'm out of town.
Disconnecting from site 127.0.0.1

that sounds suspicious,

try changing you password using the root account

login as root, type:

su

at the command prompt, and enter the password when requested, once logged in as root, type:

passwd <user>

where <user> is your username

or you could try adding a different user

also check your /var/log/messages file ( you need to be root to read it ) what are the last few lines after an unsuccessful login?

i know when i make a new user account on my server (also proftpd) when i try to log in it fails, but when i change the password, and then try again it works, and also i have to make use the ftpclient is not using passive mode...did you try both these options?
as of your error read this post.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...2001/05/4/2813