Re: [RndTbl] vsftp not connecting

Hmm. So Security would prefer the use of protocols that send passwords as plain text, rather than encrypted??? Would these crocodiles happen to live next door to a zeeba?

On 22/03/2011 1:17 PM, Kevin McGregor wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion, Gilles. Alas, getting Security at the City to allow SSH out is like pulling teeth from a very hungry crocodile -- I'd like to avoid both. I'd totally prefer SSH, but it's not an option.

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Gilles Detillieux <grdetil@scrc.umanitoba.ca mailto:grdetil@scrc.umanitoba.ca> wrote:

Also check your userlist_* options in vsftpd.conf.  If userlist_enable
is YES, then make sure the login name you're using isn't in the
user_list file (or is if userlist_deny=NO).  You may want to check the
PAM configuration as well, as it can add another layer, and another
allow/deny list as it does on RHEL systems.

You could also enable the dual_log_enable and syslog_enable options, as
this may give you a bit more feedback in your logs to help get to the
bottom of this.

If all else fails, install/enable sshd and switch from FTP to SFTP.  ;-)

Gilles

On 22/03/2011 12:27 PM, Kevin McGregor wrote:
 > Maybe someone can throw in their two cents on this:
 >
 > I installed vsftpd on my Ubuntu 10.04 server, and I set
 >
 > local_enable=YES
 > write_enable=YES
 >
 > When I FTP to the server, I get prompted for a username and password,
 > but it seems to just reject it and ask for username/password
again. What
 > else do I need to do? I just want one account to be able to FTP
upload
 > files to this server.
 >
 > Kevin