Proftpd and anonymous logins

Wynd · 11-12-2003, 12:58 AM

First, I can login as a regular user fine. But, if I try to ftp to my computer and login as anonymous, this is what happens:

Code:

[wynd@machine ~]$ ftp localhost 
Connected to localhost.
220 ProFTPD 1.2.8 Server (ProFTPD Default Installation) [machine]
Name (localhost:wynd): anonymous
331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete email address as your password.
Password:
530 Login incorrect.
Login failed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> ls
530 Please login with USER and PASS
ftp: bind: Address already in use
ftp> exit
221 Goodbye.
[wynd@machine ~]$

I have done some searching, and what I've found tells me there is probbaly something listening on port 21 besides the FTP daemon. I checked and there's nothing else. What could be the problem? My config is the default one.

trickykid · 11-12-2003, 01:06 AM

Did you edit your ftpusers file in /etc accordingly to allow anonymous login?

Wynd · 11-12-2003, 08:04 PM

I edited that file and commented out the line with "ftp" on it, and it still doesn't work. Does it need to be running through inetd for it to work like that, or will proftpd read it on its own?

trickykid · 11-12-2003, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wynd
I edited that file and commented out the line with "ftp" on it, and it still doesn't work. Does it need to be running through inetd for it to work like that, or will proftpd read it on its own?

Running thru inetd will or should work fine. That's how I have mine setup.

How are you trying to ftp, thru command from another machine, a windows machine or thru a client, etc?

Wynd · 11-12-2003, 08:19 PM

Right now I am doing 'ftp localhost' from a command prompt. I am trying to run proftpd through inetd, and this is what I have done: changed "standalone" to "inetd" in /etc/proftpd.conf, and uncommented the ftp line in inetd.conf, and tried to run 'inetd' and '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet2' and neither will start the server - 'ps ax | grep inetd' shows nothing! What have I done wrong? I had it set up this way before...

Wynd · 11-12-2003, 10:05 PM

K, I got it to work, the inetd problem was a syntax error in the config file, and I got anonymous FTP by adding the line "RequireValidShell no" as the first line in the anonymous section in proftpd.conf.

Edit: typos