Paul Apprich writes:
> I have a recent setup of NetBSD 1.4.2 i386 on machine 'A'. I am in the
> process of setting up another like machine 'B'. I tried to FTP the
> installer files from 'A' to 'B' and I get a 'user root not allowed to
> use FTP' response. I had tried the other default accounts that allow
> access and nothing seems to work.

Root is denied in /etc/ftpusers.  You can change this temporarily if
you want, just comment out root.  The other accounts that you are
accessing must have a password, and must be using a shell listed in
/etc/shells. (and can't be denied in /etc/ftpusers)

You should just "ftp localhost" on machine 'A' to verify you can
ftp to the right spot first.

-Andrew
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