HPUX : User is not able to connect via ftp :

User is not able to connect to serverA via ftp  from serverB:

Ftp service is not active in /etc/inetd.conf

#-> grep -i ftp /etc/inetd.conf

#ftp          stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/lbin/ftpd    ftpd -l -a -o -u 022

# Before uncommenting the "tftp" entry below, please make sure

Unhashed the ftp  and run (inetd –c) to re-read the configuration from the file /etc/inetd.conf.

#-> inetd –c

Syslog.log :

Jan 23 13:18:41 serverA inetd[4002]: Rereading configuration

Jan 23 13:18:41 serverA inetd[4002]: ftp/tcp: Added service, server /usr/lbin/ftpd

Jan 23 13:18:41 serverA inetd[4002]: Configuration complete

Still user complain the account is getting “login incorrect error”

Jan 23 13:32:14 serverA ftpd[2576]: FTP server (Revision 5.0 Version wuftpd-2.6.1 Thu Apr 29 06:48:40 GMT 2010) ready.

Jan 23 13:32:17 serverA ftpd[2576]: ACCESS DENIED (not in any class) TO serverB[10.136.xxx.xxx]

Jan 23 13:32:17 serverA ftpd[2576]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED (access denied) FROM serverB[10.136.xxx.xxx], xxxxxxxx

While investigation it was found that ftpaccess do not hold below entries.

#-> cat ftpaccess

banner /etc/issue

Add below line to this ftpacces file :

#-> cat ftpaccess

loginfails 3

class   local   real *.domain 0.0.0.0

class   remote  real *

limit   local   60  Any                 /etc/msgs/msg.toomany

limit   remote  60  Any                 /etc/msgs/msg.toomany

readme  README*    login

readme  README*    cwd=*

message /etc/motd            login

message .message                cwd=*

banner /etc/issue

suppresshostname        yes

suppressversion yes

compress        yes             local remote

tar             yes             local remote

# allow use of private file for SITE GROUP and SITE GPASS?

private         yes

# passwd-check  <none|trivial|rfc822>  [<enforce|warn>]

passwd-check    rfc822  warn

log commands real

log transfers anonymous,real inbound,outbound

# all the following default to "yes" for everybody

delete          no      guest,anonymous         # delete permission?

overwrite       no      guest,anonymous         # overwrite permission?

rename          no      guest,anonymous         # rename permission?

chmod           no      guest,anonymous         # chmod permission?

umask           no      guest,anonymous         # umask permission?

This resolve the issue, now user is able to connect to server and (login incorrect message is gone now)