From: Hirchert, Dale L (Dale.Hirchert-1@ksc.nasa.gov)
Date: Fri Oct 08 2004 - 07:55:10 EDT
Original posting:
> I have a system running Solaris 9 that has been functioning properly for
over
> a year. Just recently users have been unable to ftp this system. They get a
> 530 login incorrect error. But they are able to get logged in using telnet.
> However, they can get logged into a Solaris 8 system. Even more of an
oddity
> is that this does not happen to all users. Some accounts can get logged in
> (via ftp) to this Solaris 9 system, yet other accounts can't.
>
> As stated previously, the system has been functional for quite some time
with
> no changes. I have checked all the standard configuration issues (such as
the
> /etc/shells file, etc...) but to no avail.
Thanks to those who have responded suggesting I check the ftpusers file. Sorry
that I left that detail out when I orignally posted. The ftpusers file
contains the standard entries -- no general user names have been added.
I went so far as to create a new, empty home directory for a user having the
problem, whereby eliminating anything related to .netrc, .login, .tcshrc
files, but again this gained me nothing.
I have just recently built a new system with Solaris 9 and having the same
problem. Again, this affects some users, not all. One strange thing I did come
across was the user's password. In this instance the user has a password where
the first character is '-' ( a dash ). Just as a whim, I used this password
for another account and oddly enough I have the same problem. If I change the
password so that the first character is not a '-' (a dash) then the user can
get logged in with ftp. Snoop and truss show nothing to indicate any problem.
It makes no difference if connecting with a DNS name or an IP address, or
connecting from another Solaris system or a Windows system.
Thanks for the help.
Dale
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