[Fwd: [ale] ftp question]

[Wandered Inn]

a secret admirer wrote:
> 
> Is his shell the same as yours? Is it a standard DEFAULT system shell, and not
> /dev/null. /bin/false, et al?? If not, you'll have to either change his shell
> or create an /etc/shells. Alternatviely, can he telnet to machine?

And that was my problem.  The user in question had /usr/bin/ksh listed
as his shell, which is a sym. link to /bin/ksh.  /usr/bin/ksh is not in
/etc/shells.  Wierd thing is, this user can login via ssh or at the
console.

> 
> On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 09:53:39AM -0500, Wandered Inn wrote:
> > Okay,  stupid question.  I've got Mandrake 7.something running on this
> > other box.  I'm trying to permit a user who has a login on that same
> > machine to ftp to that machine.  This user is not in /etc/ftpusers and
> > is in /etc/ftphosts (user-id *) which, as I understand it, says he
> > should be able to ftp in from anywhere.
> >
> > I've got the same set up for my id.  I can ftp in, when he does, he gets
> > login failed.  I've tried logging in as him as well, no dice.
> >
> > What am I missing??  That is, besides enough sleep...
> >
> > --
> > Until later: Geoffrey         esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
> >
> > "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.
> > The
> > latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to
> > hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his
> > intelligence."
> > - Albert Einstein
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Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at denali.atlnet.com

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The
latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to
hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his
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