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Hiya all,

I cannot FTP onto my Fedora Core 3 server!
Installed with Std Settings
(Firewall on, FTP, SHH etc enabled...)

My error is:

FTP ******

220 localhost.localdomain FTP server (Version 5.60) ready.

User: martin

530 Must perform authentication before identifying USER.


Login failed.
ftp>


Please assist!
Martin

I wonder if it is as simple as doing a ssh over to the system from where you are trying to ftp from (on your first ssh (i.e., telnet) session, IIRC, there is an authentication prompt to (I believe) establish credentials). After ssh/telnet over to Fedora, then try the ftp session again and see if it makes a difference. I recently installed Fedora (coming from AIX/Solaris background and trying to get up to speed on RH) and just checked my ftp function and while I didn't have the same issue as you, I had to start the service (service vsftpd start).

I hope this helps!

- Matt

are you trying ftp as root? if not, check ...

1. that in.ftpd is not commented out in /etc/inetd.conf
2. your firewall settings allow ftp connections
3. if connecting as anonymous, is anonymous ftp setup correctly?
4. that your username and password can be authenticated by the server --- look at /etc/nsswitch.conf

Hiya guys,

vsftp got into a tizzy.

the Services GUI - said " vsftp stopped, but subsys locked"


So I rebooted (Windows stylee....)

Hey preto - works....