centos-bounces at centos.org <> scribbled on Saturday, August 12, 2006 4:14 PM: > i installed proftpd on a fully updated centos 4.3 server. > > the servers sits on a private lan (192.168.1.*) > > when trying to acces the ftp (both from inside the lan and > from outside trough a nat router) i cannot login > > port forwarding is ok as i can enteer both username and password > > error : 530 login incorrect > > any ideas? > > thanks Do you have a file called /etc/pam.d/ftp containing: #%PAM-1.0 auth required pam_unix.so nullok account required pam_unix.so session required pam_unix.so That will probably fix your problem. Mike