Re: FTP access denied

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

 > From: "http://www.juno.com/~w1few"; <http://www.juno.com/~w1few>
 > Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:46:26 GMT
 >
 > I can FTP connect from Windows 98 to Linux in directory /ftp/pub.  I can copy a 
 > file from 98 to Linux /ftp/pub.  But the Linux directory never shows ion the 
 > Windows 98 computer and the LOG says access denied.  I've set all the 
 > permissions on the Linux computer to root wheel and rwx for both directories 
 > and files on Linux.  It was working showing the Linux directory on the Windows 
 > 98 computer but then I got smart and moved almost all the files out of /pub to 
 > another directory so /pub would be clean.
 > Its not a crisis but I sure would like to figure it out.

Is the ftp server run from either /etc/inetd.conf or /etc/xinetd.conf ?
If so, any permissions changes will show up immediately.  If not, you may
need to restart the ftp server (it may be something like /etc/init.d/ftp,
in which case, you'd do something like

# /etc/init.d/ftp restart
).

Also, the format of a few of the entries below look wrong to me.  I've
marked them with >>> below.  If there are problems, probably the
diagnostics would show up in a log file somewhere in /var/log; if you're
using inetd or xinetd, then you won't see the diagnostics until you
actually try to connect.

Finally, let me say that I never use ftp.  I almost always use ssh and,
when necessary, scp.  (I use PuTTY on Windows as my ssh client.  I believe
it includes an scp.)  The reason is that ssh and scp are more flexible.
(Ssh allows me to log in and scp allows me to transfer files.  Also, I can
ssh over the internet and it keeps an encrypted channel so not even the
NSA can know what I'm doing :-).)  Just a thought.

 > Thanks.
 > D
 > 
 > loginfails 2
 > class   local   real,guest,anonymous *.domain 0.0.0.0
 > class   remote  real,guest,anonymous *
 > limit   local   20  Any                 /etc/msgs/msg.toomany
 > limit   remote  100 SaSu|Any1800-0600   /etc/msgs/msg.toomany
 > limit   remote  60  Any                 /etc/msgs/msg.toomany
 > readme  README*    login
 > readme  README*    cwd=*
 > message /welcome.msg            login
 > message .message                cwd=*
 > compress        yes             local remote
 > tar             yes             local remote
 > # allow use of private file for SITE GROUP and SITE GPASS?
 > private         yes
 > # passwd-check  <none|trivial|rfc822>  [<enforce|warn>]
 >  passwd-check    rfc822  warn
 > log commands real
 > log transfers anonymous,real inbound,outbound
 > shutdown /etc/shutmsg
 > # all the following default to "yes" for everybody
 > delete          yes      guest,anonymous         # delete permission?
 > overwrite       yes      guest,anonymous         # overwrite permission?
 > rename		yes	 guest,anonymous	 # rename permission?
 > chmod           yes      guest,anonymous               # chmod permission?
 > umask           yes      guest,anonymous               # umask permission?
 > shou            yes      guest,anonymous               # umask permission?
 > # specify the upload directory information
 > upload  /home  *             yes
 > upload  /home/data  /incoming     yes     root    daemon  0600 dirs
 > upload  /home/data  /incoming     yes     wheel    daemon  0600 dirs
 > upload  /home/ftp  /bin          yes
 > upload  /home/ftp  /etc          yes
>>> > upload  /home/ftp/pub          yes     wheel    daemon  0600 dirs
>>> > upload  /home/ftp/pub          yes     root    daemon  0600 dirs
>>> > upload  /home/ftp/pub          yes     root    wheel  0600 dirs
 > upload  /home/ftp /pub          yes     wheel    daemon  0600 dirs
>>> > upload  /ftp/pub          yes     wheel    daemon  0600 dirs
>>> > upload  /ftp/pub          yes     ftp    daemon  0600 dirs
>>> > upload  /pub          yes
 > download  /home/ftp/pub          yes     root    wheel  0600 dirs
 > # directory aliases...  [note, the ":" is not required]
 > alias   inc:    /incoming
 > # cdpath
 >  cdpath  /incoming
 > cdpath  /home/ftp/pub
 >  cdpath  /ftp/pub
 >  cdpath  /home/ftp
 >  cdpath  /home
 > # path-filter...
 > path-filter  anonymous  /etc/pathmsg  ^[-A-Za-z0-9_\.]*$  ^\.  ^-
 > path-filter  guest      /etc/pathmsg  ^[-A-Za-z0-9_\.]*$  ^\.  ^-
 > # specify which group of users will be treated as "guests".
 > # guestgroup ftponly
 > email http://www.Testman.tiac.net/~Testman
 >