Re: Problem With vsftpd - "tunable_ftp_username" ???

[Johann Spies <jspies@sun.ac.za>]

On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 02:35:38AM +0100, Nick wrote:
> I just replaced the ordinary ftpd as supplied with my Debian Woody/Pre
> system by the vsftpd deb in Testing, but now can't actually run any
> FTP sessions because vsftpd dies every time I connect, as follows :
> 
> # ftp django
> Connected to django.mydomain.org.
> 500 OOPS: vsftpd: cannot locate user specified in
> 'tunable_ftp_username'
> ftp> bye
> 
> I took a real guess and added the directive 
>   tunable_ftp_username=nobody
> to my vsftpd.conf (*guessing* because the identifier
> "tunable_ftp_username" doesn't appear anywhere in either the man page,
> or the supplied config file), and now I get :

There is reference to tunable_ftp_username in the manpage.

Did you read man vsftpd.conf? 

> # ftp django
> Connected to django.mydomain.org.
> 500 OOPS: unrecognised variable in config file

I use vsftpd on Redhat on ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za and it is performing
very well.

What are you trying to do - log in as anonymous user?  

Have you enabled it in the config file?

# Allow anonymous FTP?
anonymous_enable=YES

Johann
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