Re: [TCLUG:10772] ftp access problems

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom (carls@agritech.com):
>         I can telnet into a certain machine (provided that the address is
> allowed in hosts.allow); but I can't ftp to/from it.
>         ftp and telnet are both allowed in inetd.conf; both allowed in
> hosts.allow. when I try to ftp in, tho; it gives "connection closed by
> foreign host".

Is your shell listed in /etc/shell?

I am assuming you are trying NON-anonymous ftp correct?
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