Question from a newbie: can't login on proftpd

Discussion in 'Installation/Configuration' started by Chris_elmp, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. Chris_elmp

    Chris_elmp New Member

    I have used this tutorial to install my server.
    Now I want to login using FTP.
    I use the ip-adres of my server + user=root +pass=pass of server-admin.
    Connecting to server goes fine, but the password is incorrect.
    The tutorial doesn't say anything about setting up a password.
    My question is: how do I set up a user+password with access to all the directories and files?

    I am sorry if this is a real simple question, but I am a noob and have no experience at all. [*SHAME*]
     
  2. Chris_elmp

    Chris_elmp New Member

    Nobody????
    I have created a new user, but in both cases it keeps giving 530 responses.
     
    Last edited: Aug 24, 2007
  3. falko

    falko Super Moderator Howtoforge Staff

    In most default Proftpd configurations, root cannot use FTP for security reasons.

    To add a user, see
    Code:
    man useradd
    (add a user with the shell /bin/bash for now).
    After you've created the user, you can create a password for him like this:
    Code:
    passwd username
     

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