Two different FTP problems

[Daniel Lesage <dlesage@cam.org>]

Hi all.

I've been having trouble FTPing to my Debian box over my LAN for a while
now. Here's what happens:

Problem 1) I can't FTP as root, and I understand why. But one (and only
one) of
my users is also unable to FTP there, getting the same error message as when I
try as root. That user is not listed in the ftphosts file. What gives?

Problem 2) I'm able to connect using any other user name. But trying to
upload 
files results in "Permission Denied", regardless of where I try to upload. 
Home directories' permissions look fine (rwxr-xr-x). 

I'd appreciate any input on these.

Thanks,
Dan.
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