ftp: get_auth_methods() failed 5

[rneve]

When I want to ftp to an other system via root then this is no problem, but when I want to ftp from another user (for example oracle) then I get the error: ftp: get_auth_methods() failed 5.
I'm working with AIX 5.1 ML3.

Does somebody have any suggestions?

Thanks.


Detail information:

[oracle] zw243-fo:/home/oracle # ftp zw237-fa
Connected to zw237-fa.
220 zw237-fa FTP server (Version 4.1 Sat Sep 7 14:31:53 CDT 2002) ready.
ftp: get_auth_methods() failed 5
Permission denied
[oracle] zw243-fo:/home/oracle #
[root] zw243-fo:/etc # ftp zw237-fa
Connected to zw237-fa.
220 zw237-fa FTP server (Version 4.1 Sat Sep 7 14:31:53 CDT 2002) ready.
Name (zw237-fa:neve0001): root
331 Password required for root.
Password:
230-Last unsuccessful login: Thu Mar 6 15:16:34 NFT 2003 on /dev/pts/1 from 10.130.1.95
230-Last login: Wed Mar 12 13:58:02 NFT 2003 on ftp from zw243-fo
230 User root logged in.
ftp> 221 Goodbye.

 

[DSMARWAY]

hi,

what authentication method are you using

type :- lsauthent
what does it return

 

[rneve]

I'm using the AIX standard.
The thing is that when I do lsauthent for the user root, it will display this, but when I execute this command logged in as oracle, nothing will be displayed.

 

[rneve]

Does anybody recognise this problem I'm having? Or has any suggestions?

Thanx

 

[DSMARWAY]

hi,

does this apply to any new user other than root , if not or don't know try creating a new user .
What group(s) is the user created as?

if you are currently using oracle su to oracle and type id
what does it show ?

run usrck -n username to see if it reports any problems

Also run lppchk -v to see if it reports any problems

let us know how you get on and we'll take it from there

 

[rneve]

Both commands:
usrck -n oracle
and
lppchk -v

Don't give any output back. So no errors.

It looks like this applies to any user other than root.

 

[rneve]

I found the solution to this problem:

# cd /etc/objrepos
# ls -l Cu*

All the files should have permissions rw-r--r--.
If not enter the following command:

# chmod 644 Cu*

Regards

Rich