ftp nologin problem

[Leonidas Tsampros]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 08:26:57PM +0500, Imran Imtiaz wrote:

> it gives the following error
>
> - Fatal: unknown configuration directive 'equireValidShell' on line 13 of
                              -------------^
You missed an "R". :)

> '/usr/local/etc/proftpd.conf'.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leonidas Tsampros" <ltsampros at upnet.gr>
> To: "Imran Imtiaz" <imran at darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk>
> Cc: <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 6:27 PM
> Subject: Re: ftp nologin problem
>
>
> >On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 12:36:21PM +0500, Imran Imtiaz wrote:
> >>I am running ProFTPD 1.2.10 on my bsd server but the problem is that if a
> >>user
> >>don't have a shell and I've defined his shell as nologin then the ftp
> >>server does
> >>not logon and give the following error
> >>C:\Documents and Settings\Asif>ftp 192.168.0.3
> >>Connected to 192.168.0.3.
> >>220 ProFTPD 1.2.10 Server (ProFTPD Default Installation) [192.168.0.3]
> >>User (192.168.0.3:(none)): db.backup
> >>331 Password required for db.backup.
> >>Password:
> >>530 Login incorrect.
> >>Login failed.
> >>ftp>
> >>
> >>tell me how can I correct this problem cause I don't want to give user a
> >>shell.
> >>Regards,
> >>Imran Imtiaz
> >>
> >
> >Try this options in your proftpd.conf :
> >
> >RequireValidShell       off
> >
> >
>
>