OT - Proftpd Authentication Failure

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centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx <> scribbled on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:23
PM:

> I have installed proftpd on a new x86_64 server:
> [root@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@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@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.





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