Hi Brian! Thanks a lot for the link with the hints! It does work now: This is what I did:
I commented the following in /etc/pam.d/vsftpd : ##commented by flo ##auth required pam_shells.so furthermore I added /bin/false to /etc/shells (yes, I'm running debian woody unstable) Nice Greets Florian -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 Jul 19 - 11:05 Brian Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-1.2.2/FAQ > >Scroll down to "Q) Help! Local users cannot log in", and check out what >he has to say. > >Are you using the Debian package? > >-Brian --------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using SkyPoint Schiebl KEG - WebMail. (http://www.skypoint.at)