FTP Server Problem "530 Login incorrect"

Hi All

Have problem OS X Server 10.4.10 FTP Server configure but
any user from local and remote network not connect

in log write

220 _.net.ua FTP server (Version: Mac OS X Server 10.5.5 003 - +GSSAPI) ready.
USER max
331 Password required for max.
PASS ******
530 Login incorrect.

log /Library/Logs/FTP.transfer.log empty

but Password input correct from Workgroup manager
and that for all users

what wront

MacBook Pro + XServe, Mac OS X (10.4.10), Dual-Core Intel Xeon 3 GHz

Posted on Oct 5, 2007 8:57 AM

21 replies

Oct 18, 2007 10:34 PM in response to cndnfrk

Hi all

Have some result

1) in users need set /bin/bash/
2) in FTPRoot/Configuration/ftpsers users who need connert do not write here in this file write all users who do not connected to ftp server

now others user can connect to ftp but
whot massage in syslog FTPD write in 1 msg in 1 sec

Oct 19 08:27:41 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:27:44 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:27:47 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:27:49 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:27:52 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:27:55 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:27:58 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:00 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:03 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:06 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:09 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:11 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:14 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:17 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:19 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:22 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:25 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:28 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:31 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:34 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null
Oct 19 08:28:36 undefined ftpd[17881]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED: getpwnam returned null

Nov 14, 2007 9:20 AM in response to Nikitin Andrew

I have a similar problem. My server has two IP addresses, one DHCP by the router and another statically configured (10.1.1.1).

+ftp 10.1.1.1+ works
+ftp myhost.local+ does not (myhost.local belongs to the DHCP IP).

We don't do local DNS. So maybe this is the problem.

See:
man ifconfig

NichoTL

Level 1

5 points

Nov 14, 2007 11:00 AM in response to The Other Todd

Having no local DNS shouldn't be a problem.
Could you be a little more explicit, because I don't really understand: is each IP address associated to its own interface (as opposed to both on the same: multi-homing)? are both interfaces on the same subnet?

NichoTL

Level 1

5 points

Nov 14, 2007 11:08 AM in response to Nikitin Andrew

Sorry I don't have a solution to your problem but my experience is that OSX server's FTP server is not convenient. A much better FTP server is pure-FTPd, and you can find a great app that encapsulates it in a nice GUI (called Pure-FTPd manager, found at http://jeanmatthieu.free.fr/pureftpd/ ). The good thing about it is that it separates the normal OSX users from FTP users. And you don't need to configure each FTP user in workgroup manager.

akobelan

Level 1

0 points

Nov 30, 2007 12:41 PM in response to Nikitin Andrew

Hi,

Here is a workaround that should solve your problem:

- I'm assuming you are on a machine other than the machine you are
having problems with. (The discussion holds even if this is not the case).

- I'm further assuming that you are familiar with the command line interface

1. *ssh user id@problemmachine*
- Obviously do this with a user_id that works, for which you have a valid password.
- Do not proceed if this is not clear.

2. *sudo sh*
- Hopefully that user_id can also sudo to an admin shell

3. *su - problem_user*
- su to the problem userid

4. passwd
- change their password. You don't really have to change the password to something
different. Just re-enter the same password if you so desire.

5. exit
- logoff from the machine and return to your machine

5. *ftp problem user_id@problemmachine*
- when prompted for the password, enter the password you assigned above.

6. profit

I've been slapping my forehead silly for several days and have just recovered enough to
document this.

badtz

Level 2

263 points

Jan 7, 2008 2:20 PM in response to cndnfrk

Thanks for that, worked for me and my problem 🙂

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