Do you have a shell not listed in /etc/shells - check the
	'User authentication' section in 'man ftpd'?

		David/absolute

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, Mauricio Tavares wrote:

> 	I tried to ftp to my dec.  This is what I am getting back:
> 
> > ftp 10.0.0.12
> Connected to 10.0.0.12.
> 220 interceptor FTP server (Version: 7.1.0) ready.
> Name (10.0.0.12:raub):
> 331 Password required for raub.
> Password:
> 530 User raub may not use FTP.
> ftp: Login failed.
> Remote system type is UNIX.
> Using binary mode to transfer files.
> ftp>
> 
> my /etc/ftpusers file looks like this:  
> 
> #       $NetBSD: ftpusers,v 1.4 1997/09/08 02:51:58 mikel Exp $
> #
> # list of users denied (or allowed) ftp access
> # read by ftpd(8).
> root    deny
> toor    deny
> uucp    deny
> *       allow
>  
> I thought the last entry would take care of all other users, allowing those
> with account in the dec to ftp in.  What could be going wrong?
>