Subject: ftponly accounts doesn't work

From: Jose Roberto Bulcao <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 10:18:17 -0300 (GRNLNDST)

Please,

	I've setup a 'ftponly' group in my /etc/group file, put it under 
'guestgroup' in ftpaccess file and setup an invalid shell (/bin/true) for 
the user. I'm running AIX 4.1.3 and wu-ftpd beta-11. 

	As AIX doesn't use /etc/shells, i've created one and put a '/bin/true' 
line there. but it doesn't work and ftp access for the user is denied.

	I think something different has to be made for AIX, but I don't know 
what!! Any clues will be great.

	TIA,

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From: Nina Burns-Pomeroy <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 18:40:16 -0400 (EDT)

I've configured wu-ftpd 242-beta11 on an aix 4.1 box,
setup inetd to call the correct ftpd w/ the -a, yet
when I try to log in as anyone it says "User x access denied".

I'm using the vanilla ftpaccess file (it's in the right place
according to ckconfig), yet no go.  Any suggestions.  

N

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From: [email-masked] (Koos van den Hout _U nix and we all_)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 09:07:26 +0200 (MET DST)

> according to ckconfig), yet no go.  Any suggestions.  

AIX is not used to having an /etc/shells file. Two possible solutions to
fix this :

- either create an /etc/shells file with all used shells in it.

- or get the patch from

tigger.itc.virginia.edu:/pub/AIX/wu-ftpd.diffs.txt.gz

although I'm not sure whether they will work with beta-11.

All this information and more from http://www.hvu.nl/~koos/wu-ftpd-faq.html

                                                Grtx. KH

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From: Nina Burns-Pomeroy <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 16:57:01 -0400 (EDT)

Thanks Koos.

I have already tried what you suggested regarding the patch and the 
/etc/shells file; (I did read the FAQ ;-), BUT it did not help.  The
patch appears to be "diffs" of old versions of various src files and the
like, which the beta11 covers most of.  I made some changes and re-compiled,
no change from earlier.

Any other tricks up your sleeve I could try?

N