Original problem below.
Solution:
The /dev/tty file had the wrong permissions and ownership.
It should have been owned by root with 0666 permissions.
Changed this and all was well.
Duncan Webbe
Senior Unix Specialist
David Jones Ltd.
0411 040 795 (Mobile)
(02) 9266 6153 (Work)
email: dwebbe_at_davidjones.com.au
On Tue, 27 Oct 1998 dwebbe_at_davidjones.com.au wrote:
>
> Dear Group
>
> Every time I try to ftp to another box (any box) from our DU 8400 running
> 4.0D, I am able to enter my username but not the password. Instead of a
> password prompt being displayed, the ftp session simply states "Password
> required for dwebbe" and then "Login incorrect". This situation is causing
> alot of problems at present.
>
> There are no .netrc files that I can see which could be causing this
> behaviour.
>
> An example session, using the debug option, follows:
>
> x1:/home/dwebbe > ftp -d x2
> Connected to x2.davidjones.com.au.
> 220 x2.davidjones.com.au FTP server (Digital UNIX Version 5.60) ready.
> Name (x2:dwebbe): dwebbe
> ---> USER dwebbe
> 331 Password required for dwebbe.
> ---> PASS XXXX
> 530 Login incorrect.
> Login failed.
> ---> SYST
> 215 UNIX Type: L8 Version: Digital UNIX V4.0 (Rev. 878)
> Remote system type is UNIX.
> Using binary mode to transfer files.
> ftp> quit
> ---> QUIT
> 221 Goodbye.
>
>
> Any ideas ??
>
> Thanks and regards
>
> Duncan Webbe
>
> Senior Unix Specialist
> David Jones Ltd.
>
> 0411 040 795 (Mobile)
> (02) 9266 6153 (Work)
>
> email: dwebbe_at_davidjones.com.au
>
>
Received on Tue Oct 27 1998 - 06:50:33 NZDT