Topic: no users can ftp here is log file

[mike davies]

hi,

here is log file - no one can ftp in anymore.. i wonder can you give any pointers.

thanks
mike.


Feb 16 10:48:33 linuxbox PAM_pwdb[2252]: (ftp) session opened for user milena b
y (uid=0)
Feb 16 10:48:33 linuxbox proftpd[2252]: linuxbox.mplace.co.uk (pc1-pnwn1-
3-cust1.lon.cable.ntl.com[213.104.5.2]) - USER milena: Login successful.
Feb 16 10:48:33 linuxbox proftpd[2252]: linuxbox.mplace.co.uk (pc1-pnwn1-
3-cust2.lon.cable.ntl.com[213.104.5.2]) - milena chdir("/users/milena"): No su
ch file or directory
Feb 16 10:48:33 linuxbox PAM_pwdb[2252]: (ftp) session closed for user milena

[Jesper Holck]

The log file indicates that the ftp server program tries to find the directory "/users/milena" and doesn't find it. My guess would be that somehow you have changed the "DefaultRoot" parameter in /etc/proftpd.conf to "/" or something similar. In my setup it is "/home/e-smith/files".

Jesper