Thanks to everyone that replied:
Karim Keshavjee <keshavje_at_cwr.uwa.edu.au>
Richard Tame <Richard.Tame_at_asx.com.au>
The original question------------------------------------------------
Does anybody know why ftp does not allow non-local NIS users to log in?
Transcript:
natalia_at_homer[~/util/resourceManager/src]:31> ftp milhouse
Connected to milhouse.stn-atlas.com.au.
220 milhouse FTP server (Digital UNIX Version 5.60) ready.
Name (milhouse:natalia):
530 User natalia access denied.
Login failed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp>
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The answer: the shell for the user was not in /etc/shells.
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Natalia Salzberg
STN Atlas (Australia): natalia_at_stn-atlas.com.au
UTS Programmer's Society: natalia_at_progsoc.uts.edu.au
Received on Mon Jan 12 1998 - 04:57:12 NZDT