HI,
this is my vsftpd.conf file

listen=YES

tcp_wrappers=NO

local_umask=022

anonymous_enable=NO

local_enable=YES

nopriv_user=ftp

pam_service_name=vsftpd

#anon_root=/var/ftp

#uname -a
Linux [myPCname] 2.6.9-5.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jan 5 19:30:39 EST 2005 i686
i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Im using vsftpd-2.0.1-5..After stopping iptables Im able to use ftp as
anonymous user but am not able to log on as a user...

Please advise..its urgent.

Danish

hello
ftp uses /etc/shells to see if the shell (/bin/bash, /bin/csh ..) is listed or not for system users. check that to see as your shell must be listed in /etc/shells. also check your vsftpd/user_list and /etc/ftpaccess to see . also check your /etc/hosts.allow to check....

bye

Hmm...by default probably(Im a bi tout of touch) vsftpd blocks everybody?..Look at the files sambyte has suggested...and also look at

1./etc/vsftpd.ftpusers
2./etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.users

Is there any files in /etc/vsftpd that end in deny? ; say vsftpd.deny .. open it up and check...remove uers from these files (those whom you want to grant ftp access to) ; keep root inside though...dont think you'd want root to get direct ftp access...and why is anonymous ftp on? turn it off...its a security risk...

Hi,
thanks for replying...I still havent found any succes with vsftpd.
These are the results of the questions posted

#grep danish /etc/passwd
danish:x:509:509::/home/danish:/bin/bash

#cat /etc/shells
/bin/sh
/bin/bash
/sbin/nologin
/bin/ash
/bin/bsh
/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/pdksh
/bin/tcsh
/bin/csh
/bin/zsh

#vi /etc/vsftpd.user_list
root
bin
daemon
adm
lp
sync
shutdown
halt
mail
news
uucp
operator
games
nobody

There was no /etc/ftpaccess file so I did a
#find / -type f -name "ftpaccess" -print
but still coudnt find one

The iprange of my LAN is allowed in /etc/hosts.allow

In hosts.deny ALL:ALL is mentioned

There is no file ending with .deny is /etc/vsftpd

Im still looking to solve this riddle

Thanks
Danish

Danish...I think u already have the answer...please read my previous post carefully..and go read the FTP docs if still not clear....

I really dont understand where Im making the mistake..I tried putting my username in the vsftpd.user_list

and when I tried logging in using my usrname it said I didnt have permission. So i removed my username and tried again but now after accepting the username and passwd , the browser just hangs..

I know its a silly mistake because when I downloaded and installed an rpm package of vsftpd from fedora mirror site on another linux box..vsftpd was working fine..

But I just am not able to figure out this one


Danish

Oh well...here you go... .. I ws trying to get you to do it yourself ...never mind .. maybe next time...Here's a link...which should help...

http://www.vsftpdrocks.org/rpm/

And really...you should google around a bit more... i found this in 1 minute...try and figure out things yourself..use the Internet...u have evrything available there...that way u dont forget stuff that easy...

Cheers
Arvind

Thanks for helping me out.. Finally it worked but thats only if I do
#ftp localhost

on the remote server....

and also the link that you gave has a tutorial which has some old directions. There were many options which I had to put my self after going through the damn man pages..[maybe atleast fifty times] But I really do appreciate that you were trying to help me out so that I could do it myself..

Just to let you know...Ive actually just started out, so i dont know much..maybe thats why Im a bit slow. and I know i can be really dumb sometimes....

ne ways! the other problem is that I cant log into the remote ftp server using a browser from my linux box..Its only the remote server shell which gives me ftp acces after I do
#ftp localhost

Thanks
Danish

Hold on .. are you saying this...??

Server# ftp localhost

This works...this will work

UrBox# ftp serverIP

This doesnt work...Why isnt this working???

Apologies if I misunderstood you...post back...

And sorry if I went a bit harsh on u ... even I ws like that when I started out...but remember google is your friend ..always!!

Sorry, I couldnt post yesterday cos it was a sunday..

No apologies..cmon..I appreciate what u were doing..and I know thats the only way one learns...Thanks for ur advice

Getting back to the topic..



When Im on the server and then when I do on the command line

#ftp localhost

I get connected as a user

and I just tried.. Doing

#ftp serverIP
on my linuxbox does connect me to the server's vsftpd server on the remote machine....

But doing ftp://serverIP on the firefox browser on my machine just gets me to the point where I get a dialog box asking for the username and passwd, but when I enter it, the browser just hangs and after some minutes time's out.

hello,
But doing ftp://serverIP on the firefox browser on my machine just gets me to the point where I get a dialog box asking for the username and passwd

i have a ftp server but when i type ftp://serverIP in a browser it does not ask for an password.....
it automatically takes me to the /var/ftp/pub directory.....

secondly...
u said that ur ftp serverIP is not working ... that sounds a bit complicated...
try restarting the network service and make the changes in /etc/hosts
like serverIP localhost alias

and check if it works or not

pls post back to send the latest developments...

Ok...Im going to write down in steps what I meant..

1 . My ftp server is qorking fine with IP a.b.c.d

When I log on to 172.17.1.197 using ssh and then at the command line do

2 . ftp localhost
I have to enter the username and password to log to the server

3. From my linux box when I do ftp a.b.c.d on the command line, to the remote server, I get connected and get a directory listing by doing #ls

4. Now when I do ftp://a.b.c.d on the firefox browser on my linux box..I get only a dialog box asking for the username and passwd. When I enter the username and passwd, the browser just hangs..

sambyte wrote...

[..i have a ftp server but when i type ftp://serverIP in a browser it does not ask for an password.....
it automatically takes me to the /var/ftp/pub directory..]

If Im not wrong U get this because you have anonymous_enable=YES in ur vsftpd.conf..It is enabled by default

I tried accoring to ur last post but it didnt work...
Im still gettin stuck at the same place


Thanks
Danish