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- From: dermoudy@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Julian Dermoudy)
- Subject: Re: help ftp problem
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- Organization: University of Tasmania, at Hobart.
- References: <1993Jan26.103334.46773@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 23:58:53 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- In <1993Jan26.103334.46773@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> nanda@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
-
- >Hi!!
- >
- >I am having problems with the FTP on my Sum workstation. I can ftp out of it
- >but not into it. Am I supposed to have a config file for it?
- >
- >pls send reply to nanda@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
- >or Jolly@cadlab.engr.ukans.edu
- >
- >thanks in advance
- >
- >
- >-sushmeeta nanda
- >
-
- G'day,
-
- Your problem sounds like it is related to /etc/shells. If you are using a
- non-standard (i.e. /bin/sh, /bin/csh) shell, ftp will refuse login attempts
- unless that shell appears in the (text) file /etc/shells. By default this
- file doesn't exist, and your sys. admin. must create it. The file should
- contain the pathname of legal shells - one on each line. For example:
-
- /bin/sh
- /bin/csh
- /usr/new/bin/tcsh
- /usr/new/bin/ksh
- /usr/new/bin/bash
-
- When this file is present "chsh" also uses it: if you try to change your shell
- to one that is not in the file the change will be dis-allowed. It is for
- security purposes, i.e. you disable logins on an account by providing a dummy
- shell but you can still get in with ftp - unless the file is present...
-
- I hope this is your problem. If it isn't then I suppose it is a network
- related problem - you don't mention if you can ping your host from outside
- using its qualified domain name and/or IP number or if it is just you and ftp
- that don't work...
-
- Good luck.
-
- -Julian.
-
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