I'm running proftpd on a RH9.0 box and only my username (not root) can log into the server. Neither my wife, nor root, or my guest account can log in for some reason.

Here is my proftpd.conf:

ServerName "ash-can.com FTP Server"
ServerType standalone
DefaultServer on

Port 21
Umask 022

MaxInstances 30
User nobody
Group nobody

DefaultRoot "/ftp files"

<Directory />
AllowOverwrite on
</Directory>

#---- The End


I don't want it set up for anonymou access, just for people who actually have an account on the server. Why would only one account be able to log in? This doesn't make any sense to me.

I've found something out that puts me MUCH closer to resolving this issue... The only users that can log in are those that have valid home directories in the /etc/passwd file.

I was looking around and reading on the internet and found that root by default cannot log in. So, I started looking at the differences between my username and the others that can't log in and noticed that the only thing they lacked that I didn't was a home directory.

I suppose I could create a home directory for the others, but I'd prefer to find a way to circumvent this issue. Anyone know?