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vsftpd and pam-mysql problem

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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Denmark
Posts: 7
#1: 4 Weeks Ago
Hi there!

I'm quite new to linux and recently bought my own server. I have installed vsftpd with SSL(FTPES) and it worked fine with local users.
Now I want to allow virtual users to login as well.

I tried following these guides:
http://www.digitalnerds.net/featured...mysql-backend/
http://www.howtoforge.com/vsftpd_mysql_debian_etch_p2

From the two guides it shows that crypt=0 and crypt=2 in /etc/pam.d/vsftp is no encryption and PASSWORD encryption on passwords in the MySQL table.

Here is my /etc/pam.d/vsftp:
auth required pam_mysql.so user=ftp passwd=xxx host=localhost db=ftpusers table=users usercolumn=username passwdcolumn=pass crypt=2
account required pam_mysql.so user=ftp passwd=xxx host=localhost db=ftpusers table=users usercolumn=username passwdcolumn=pass crypt=2

where xxx is a password I have chosen.

I have made a user on the system called ftp(instead of ftpguest from the guides).

In MySQL i have made a database called ftpusers with a table called users:
mysql> use ftpusers
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Database changed
mysql> select * from users;
+----+----------+-------------------------------------------+
| id | username | pass |
+----+----------+-------------------------------------------+
| 1 | kalle | *XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
| 2 | torben | *XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
| 3 | tanita | *XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
+----+----------+-------------------------------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

I have removed the encrypted passwords
I used the following sql-statement to create users:
insert into users(username, pass) values('kalle', PASSWORD('password'));

I also created a grant for the user ftp:
GRANT ALL on ftpusers.users TO ftp@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'xxx';

where xxx is the same password as the one in /etc/pam.d/vsftp above

My /etc/vsftpd.conf has the following:
listen=YES
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
dirmessage_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
nopriv_user=ftp
ftpd_banner=Welcome...
chroot_local_user=YES
secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd
pam_service_name=vsftpd
rsa_cert_file=.....(removed here)
rsa_private_key_file=...(removed here)
guest_enable=YES
local_root=/home/vsftpd/$USER
user_sub_token=$USER
virtual_use_local_privs=YES
guest_username=ftp
ssl_enable=YES
ssl_ciphers=AES256-SHA
pasv_min_port=42563
pasv_max_port=42563
pasv_address_resolve=YES
pasv_address=...(removed here)

When I try to login, my client(fileZilla on windows) proceeds to sending the password, then when waiting for at reply it says "fatal error, cannot login"

I assume it has something todo with the check for the password :/

Can anyone help me pls?

Newbie
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Denmark
Posts: 7
#2: 4 Weeks Ago

re: vsftpd and pam-mysql problem


I managed to solve it myself. The login was okay but something in the conf file screwed it up :)
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