centos-bounces at centos.org <> scribbled on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:23 PM: > I have installed proftpd on a new x86_64 server: > [root at ftp ~]# uname -a > Linux ftp.csdsinc.com 2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Oct 27 > 14:49:37 CDT > 2005 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > CentOS release 4.2 (Final) > > Proftpd Ver: > [root at ftp ~]# rpm -q proftpd > proftpd-1.2.10-8.2.el4.rf > > Selinux is disabled > > Modified debug file excerpt: > xxx.xxxxx.com - ProFTPD 1.2.10 (stable) (built Fri Feb 18 05:56:53 CET > 2005) standalone mode STARTUP > xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - FTP session > requested from unknown class xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - connected - local : > xx.xx.xx.xx:21 > xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - connected - remote : > xx.xx.xx.xx:2208 > xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - FTP session opened. > xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching > PRE_CMD command 'USER wells' to mod_tls xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command > 'USER wells' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command > 'USER wells' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command > 'USER wells' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command 'USER > wells' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - > dispatching LOG_CMD command 'USER wells' to mod_log > xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching > PRE_CMD command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_tls xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command > 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command > 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command > 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command 'PASS > (hidden)' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - PAM(wells): Module is unknown. > xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - USER wells (Login failed): > Incorrect password. > xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching > LOG_CMD_ERR command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_log xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching LOG_CMD_ERR command > 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command > 'QUIT' to mod_tls xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - > dispatching PRE_CMD command 'QUIT' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command > 'QUIT' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - > dispatching PRE_CMD command 'QUIT' to mod_log xxx.xxxxx.com > (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command 'QUIT' > to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - FTP > session closed. > > > This is a copy of a working server i386 running: > [em at helpdesk em]$ uname -a > Linux helpdesk.csdsinc.com 2.4.21-37.EL #1 Wed Sep 28 > 14:14:23 EDT 2005 > i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > CentOS 3.6, proftpd-1.2.10-8.1.el3.dag > > The 3.6 box works and the 4.2 box will not authenticate any > user. I'm > concernesd with the "PAM(wells): Module is unknown." Any ideas? > > Does the wells user have a valid shell as defined in /etc/shells? Also, make sure that wells wasn't added to /etc/ftpusers My wife's name is A(a)manda and this has bitten me a few times.