Cannot login to ProFTPd

[atwinix]

Hello All,

I am trying to setup ProFTPd in Fedora 16. I am using to default config file.

When trying to logon with my user account, I get a password incorrect error! Any ideas to why this is happening? My understanding is that FTP validates system accounts. Or should I be adding users for FTP specifically?

I have also opened ports 20 and 21 in the Firewall.

Error:

fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): connected - local  : ::ffff:192.168.1.109:21
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): connected - remote : 192.168.1.110:52941
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): FTP session opened.
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'USER atwin' to mod_tls
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'USER atwin' to mod_core
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'USER atwin' to mod_core
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'USER atwin' to mod_delay
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'USER atwin' to mod_auth
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching CMD command 'USER atwin' to mod_auth
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching POST_CMD command 'USER atwin' to mod_delay
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching LOG_CMD command 'USER atwin' to mod_log
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_tls
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_core
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_core
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_vroot
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): mod_vroot/0.9.2: vroot registered
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_delay
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching PRE_CMD command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_auth
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching CMD command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_auth
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): retrieved UID 1000 for user 'atwin'
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): retrieved group IDs: 1000, 10
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): retrieved group names: atwin, wheel
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): ROOT PRIVS at mod_auth_pam.c:311
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_auth_pam.c:481
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): USER atwin (Login failed): Incorrect password.
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching POST_CMD_ERR command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_vroot
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): mod_vroot/0.9.2: vroot unregistered
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching POST_CMD_ERR command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_delay
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching LOG_CMD_ERR command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_log
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): dispatching LOG_CMD_ERR command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_auth
fedoravm proftpd[2899] 192.168.1.109 (192.168.1.110[192.168.1.110]): FTP session closed.
fedoravm proftpd[2893] 192.168.1.109: scrubbing scoreboard
fedoravm proftpd[2893] 192.168.1.109: ROOT PRIVS at scoreboard.c:1369
fedoravm proftpd[2893] 192.168.1.109: RELINQUISH PRIVS at scoreboard.c:1372

Thanks for your time and help,
atwinix

[pinenut]

I am afraid that your problem with ProFTPD is cause by Fedora 16. That was my experience and I have goen back to Fedora 15 and everything is working OK now.

I've set up the following in Fedora 15:
ProFTPD alone
ProFTPD with TLS enabled
sFTP with sshd

All seem to work flawlessly.

With Fedora 16, I was able to log onto ProFPD one day and then was not next. It was so frustrating.

[atwinix]

Thanks for the reply Pinenut. I can confirm that. I tried vsftpd, Proftpd and pure-ftpd and all failed in Fedora16. Downgraded to Fedora 15 and vsftpd worked like a charm. Going to try ProFTPd again as soon as I get some time.

Cheers for the tip. Really helped.

[abpstephen]

Same FTP error in Fedora 16 but this worked for me without needing to downgrade to Fedora 15:
SOLUTION==>
[root@www yum.repos.d]# yum downgrade bash.x86_64 0:4.2.20-1.fc16
[root@www yum.repos.d]# yum downgrade pam.x86_64

Note: I had no ftp problems after update below:
[root@www yum.repos.d]# yum update proftpd.x86_64

Hope this helps!

[amigoaldo]

Originally Posted by abpstephen

Same FTP error in Fedora 16 but this worked for me without needing to downgrade to Fedora 15:
SOLUTION==>
[root@www yum.repos.d]# yum downgrade bash.x86_64 0:4.2.20-1.fc16
[root@www yum.repos.d]# yum downgrade pam.x86_64

Note: I had no ftp problems after update below:
[root@www yum.repos.d]# yum update proftpd.x86_64

Hope this helps!

Thank you abpstephen.
Your solution works.
I lost more than a day to try to make proftpd running on Fedora 16.

By.
Aldo