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how to configure ftp on an AIX 5.4 Server 1
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Hi!
In AIX 5.2 and earlier ftp server was set up and enabled by default.
If you do not want so use anonymous ftp, more or less it might be as easy as enabling ftpd in /etc/inetd.conf
It can be done using "vi" or the following command:
chsubserver -a -v ftp -p tcp
You should check /etc/ftpuser file if there are any users listed (if some user is listed here, they are disallowed to log in using ftp).
Well, this all is for version 5.2. Maybe there were heavy security restrictions applied in later AIX versions, but I do not know them.
--Trifo
In AIX 5.2 and earlier ftp server was set up and enabled by default.
If you do not want so use anonymous ftp, more or less it might be as easy as enabling ftpd in /etc/inetd.conf
It can be done using "vi" or the following command:
chsubserver -a -v ftp -p tcp
You should check /etc/ftpuser file if there are any users listed (if some user is listed here, they are disallowed to log in using ftp).
Well, this all is for version 5.2. Maybe there were heavy security restrictions applied in later AIX versions, but I do not know them.
--Trifo
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Hi,
@sbix
Yes other users can login remotely
@trifo
ftp deamon is up and running, /etc/ftpuser is empty
@all
short description what we are doing:
We develop some app in C++. This app is delivered for some UNIX/LINUX versions.(HP-UX, SUN, AIX, Redhat, Suse)
We develop in VC++ (Win)
I wrote some automation scripts to prepare the sources under Win, transfer them to different servers and compile them.
On all servers we have the same develop user and everything works fine except the little FTP problem under AIX ?!?
@sbix
Yes other users can login remotely
@trifo
ftp deamon is up and running, /etc/ftpuser is empty
@all
short description what we are doing:
We develop some app in C++. This app is delivered for some UNIX/LINUX versions.(HP-UX, SUN, AIX, Redhat, Suse)
We develop in VC++ (Win)
I wrote some automation scripts to prepare the sources under Win, transfer them to different servers and compile them.
On all servers we have the same develop user and everything works fine except the little FTP problem under AIX ?!?
fptd is up&running?
Well, can't it be that while ftpd is runiing in daemon mode, inetd tries to start another instance of ftpd, which prevent to bind the port?
Another thing to do is start and set up syslogd to collect messages from inetd and ftpd. This might help a lot.
--Trifo
Well, can't it be that while ftpd is runiing in daemon mode, inetd tries to start another instance of ftpd, which prevent to bind the port?
Another thing to do is start and set up syslogd to collect messages from inetd and ftpd. This might help a lot.
--Trifo
Well try this: (it can help you/us isolate the problem)
on windows, open cmd window and try to go through the motions to connect and log in to FTP on AIX box.
Please copy&paste the screenful back here
c:\> ftp
ftp> open <aixhostname>
Connected to...
220 <aixhostname> FTP server (V...) ready
User (<aixhostname
none)): <type the user name here>
331 Password required for <username>.
Password: <type password here>
230 User <username> logged in.
ftp>
HTH,
p5wizard
on windows, open cmd window and try to go through the motions to connect and log in to FTP on AIX box.
Please copy&paste the screenful back here
c:\> ftp
ftp> open <aixhostname>
Connected to...
220 <aixhostname> FTP server (V...) ready
User (<aixhostname
none)): <type the user name here>331 Password required for <username>.
Password: <type password here>
230 User <username> logged in.
ftp>
HTH,
p5wizard
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When you get back to it, another item to verify is whether your ftp server requires the user's shell to be listed in /etc/shells. If your shell is /usr/local/bin/bash, there is a good possibility it isn't in there.
As mentioned above, if your ftp service is logging to syslog or has the ability, it may help to identify an issue.
--Ethan
As mentioned above, if your ftp service is logging to syslog or has the ability, it may help to identify an issue.
--Ethan
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Hi,
first of all - thank yaou all!
After a hard disk crash we had to rebuilt the system.
We decided to reinstall.
And very funny - now everything works!
We can enter with every user into ftp - but we still don't know what was wrong.
... we can live with that ...
rgds stoh
first of all - thank yaou all!
After a hard disk crash we had to rebuilt the system.
We decided to reinstall.
And very funny - now everything works!
We can enter with every user into ftp - but we still don't know what was wrong.
... we can live with that ...
rgds stoh
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