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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Different root password between ftp and telnet Post 302217942 by zaxxon on Thursday 24th of July 2008 01:03:20 AM
Old 07-24-2008
1st, as Perderabo said, check the /etc/ftpusers (if it exists) and if there is root listed inside. If yes, comment it out with a hash (#) and try again.

I have no Solaris box so I guess Solaris uses rpm as package manager - I don't know if there is additionally a native package manager in it, so query this one instead.
RPM: For checking what kind of ftpd this is, you can checkout where the binary of the ftpd is, for example open up a connection to the ftp server, then check on the server with
Code:
ps -ef| grep ftp
# see that it is a ftpd hopefully, which is the daemon/server
rpm -qf <absolute path to that ftpd binary>

You can also check for packages installed with the name ftp in it and see which is the client and which the server
Code:
rpm -qa| grep ftp

 

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PAM_FTP(8)							 Linux-PAM Manual							PAM_FTP(8)

NAME
pam_ftp - PAM module for anonymous access module SYNOPSIS
pam_ftp.so [debug] [ignore] [users=XXX,YYY,...] DESCRIPTION
pam_ftp is a PAM module which provides a pluggable anonymous ftp mode of access. This module intercepts the user's name and password. If the name is ftp or anonymous, the user's password is broken up at the @ delimiter into a PAM_RUSER and a PAM_RHOST part; these pam-items being set accordingly. The username (PAM_USER) is set to ftp. In this case the module succeeds. Alternatively, the module sets the PAM_AUTHTOK item with the entered password and fails. This module is not safe and easily spoofable. OPTIONS
debug Print debug information. ignore Pay no attention to the email address of the user (if supplied). ftp=XXX,YYY,... Instead of ftp or anonymous, provide anonymous login to the comma separated list of users: XXX,YYY,.... Should the applicant enter one of these usernames the returned username is set to the first in the list: XXX. MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
Only the auth module type is provided. RETURN VALUES
PAM_SUCCESS The authentication was successful. PAM_USER_UNKNOWN User not known. EXAMPLES
Add the following line to /etc/pam.d/ftpd to handle ftp style anonymous login: # # ftpd; add ftp-specifics. These lines enable anonymous ftp over # standard UN*X access (the listfile entry blocks access to # users listed in /etc/ftpusers) # auth sufficient pam_ftp.so auth required pam_unix.so use_first_pass auth required pam_listfile.so onerr=succeed item=user sense=deny file=/etc/ftpusers SEE ALSO
pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8) AUTHOR
pam_ftp was written by Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>. Linux-PAM Manual 04/01/2010 PAM_FTP(8)
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