I am running vsftpd (2.0.1 rel 5) on Fedora Core 3 and trying to setup PAM (0.77 rel 66.2) to provide virtual user authentication.

I have tried generating the db file using Berkeley DB version 3.x and 4.x

when I try to log into the ftp server I get the request to enter a username and password. what every account I try to log in as I get a 530 login incorrect.

I have looked at the /var/messages file and this shows the following error.

(pam_unix)[15522]: authentication failure; login= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=192.168.0.1 user=user1

followed by

pam_userdb[15522]: user_lookup: could not open database `/etc/vsftpd_logins.db'


I have been trying for days to get this sorted and seem to be getting nowhere. Any help will be gladly appreciated.

How have you setup vstpd? paste the config file....

config files as requested......


messages file
==========
Feb 6 12:02:29 server vsftpd(pam_unix)[15522]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=192.168.103.1 user=user1
Feb 6 12:02:29 server pam_userdb[15522]: user_lookup: could not open database `/etc/vsftpd_logins.db'

pam config file
==========
auth required /lib/security/pam_userdb.so db=/etc/vsftpd_logins.db
account required /lib/security/pam_userdb.so db=/etc/vsftpd_logins.db

vsftpd.conf
========
anon_world_readable_only=NO
anonymous_enable=NO
chroot_local_user=YES
guest_enable=YES
guest_username=virtual
hide_ids=YES
listen=YES
listen_address=192.168.103.248
local_enable=YES
max_clients=3
max_per_ip=1
nopriv_user=vsftp
pam_service_name=vsftpd
pasv_max_port=65535
pasv_min_port=64000
session_support=NO
use_localtime=YES
user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd/users
userlist_enable=YES
userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd.user_list
xferlog_enable=YES
anon_umask=0027
async_abor_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
dirlist_enable=NO
download_enable=NO

I am having the same rpoblem.

Did you find a solution???

Help us - we're melting!
I got the same thing too. thanks

Connecting to 192.168.1.254:21
Connected to 192.168.1.254:21 in 0.000000 seconds, Waiting for Server Response
220 (vsFTPd 2.0.5)
Host type (1): Automatic Detect
USER Ninja
530 Permission denied.
USER Ninja
530 Permission denied

Found a solution to this problem here: http://fixunix.com/debian/129361-pam...tpd-sarge.html

Turns out pam_user_db automatically appends ".db" to the filename that's given to the module as the "db" argument. If you name your database "/foo/bar/blah.db", put "/foo/bar/blah" as the module argument, and it should work.

Hopefully this'll help somebody!