proftpd and pure-ftpd and ISPconfig, no login prompt

MrUmunhum · 09-19-2011, 03:31 PM

Hi group,
I'm attemping to use SFTP with either proftpd or pure-ftpd and ispconfig. I get connected by neither server requests a user name or password. I get a timeout on both. No error messages on server side. On client side I get this:

sftp -v -v -user@IP
Connecting to IP...
OpenSSH_5.2p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8n-fips 24 Mar 2010
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to IP port Port.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: permanently_set_uid: 0/0
debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: ssh_exchange_identification: 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] [TLS] ----------
debug1: ssh_exchange_identification: 220-You are user number 2 of 50 allowed.
debug1: ssh_exchange_identification: 220-Local time is now 13:07. Server port: Port.
debug1: ssh_exchange_identification: 220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.
debug1: ssh_exchange_identification: 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
debug1: ssh_exchange_identification: 421 Timeout - try typing a little faster next time
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer

Any ideas?

cheesus · 09-19-2011, 03:47 PM

Since the server answers with

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrUmunhum

debug1: ssh_exchange_identification: 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] [TLS] ----------

are you sure you are talking sftp (i.e. ssh), not ftps (i.e. ftp over TLS) ?

Maybe you accidentally configured FTPS to answer on the SFTP port ?

In any case, try loggin in with ssh to the same server. This must work before you can debug sftp.

Cheers, Tom.

MrUmunhum · 09-19-2011, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheesus

Since the server answers with

are you sure you are talking sftp (i.e. ssh), not ftps (i.e. ftp over TLS) ?

Maybe you accidentally configured FTPS to answer on the SFTP port ?

In any case, try loggin in with ssh to the same server. This must work before you can debug sftp.

Cheers, Tom.

Yes, I can login using ssh. This server is running ISPconfig BTW.

cheesus · 09-19-2011, 04:19 PM

did you specify a port (other than 22) ?

MrUmunhum · 09-19-2011, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheesus

did you specify a port (other than 22) ?

Have tried both port 21 and another port.

cheesus · 09-20-2011, 01:49 AM

well. it's port 22, and not 21, and not another.
actually, you should not specify a port, as you did not specify one with ssh...
/tom.

rodrifra · 09-20-2011, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrUmunhum

debug1: ssh_exchange_identification: 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
debug1: ssh_exchange_identification: 421 Timeout - try typing a little faster next time
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer

Seems like a server timeout configuration problem to me.

cheesus · 09-20-2011, 02:43 AM

220 and 421 are FTP status codes, not SFTP:
http://www.theegglestongroup.com/wri...rror_codes.php

Your server is not talking SFTP, whatever you think. Maybe it's FTP or FTPS.

Cheers, Tom.

rodrifra · 09-20-2011, 08:19 AM

If it is not sftp, then the ftp server is not setup correctly, since it is running on port 22.

Have you tried ftp IP 22?

cheesus · 09-20-2011, 08:49 AM

Actually, I just googled proftp, and it's a FTP/FTPS server, not SFTP, so my suspicion was right from the start.
http://www.proftpd.org/features.html

NOTE: When you have ssh setup correctly, you do NOT need to setup anything else. sftp is just a part of ssh, out-of-the-box...

Cheers, Tom.