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ftpd case sensitivity problem
- From: "Corwin" <Cygwin at ifrance dot com>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:54:55 +0200
- Subject: ftpd case sensitivity problem
Maybe it has been discussed before but I did not find any reference to it so
let's ask the question.
There is something I don't understand in the behaviour of ftpd that made me
point out another problem. I enabled anonymous access to my ftp server and
wanted to disable access by aprivileged user (that is to say authorize only
anonymous). To achieve this I filled my /etc/ftpusers with every users of
/etc/passwd.
The problem is that the check into ftpusers IS case sensitive whereas the
ftp access IS NOT case sensitive .. !!!
Here is an example:
ftpusers file content:
--------------------------------------
thomas
tlefeuvre
administrator
Administrator
guest
--------------------------------------
Test 1
--------------------------------------
$ftp localhost
Connected to lefeuvrewk2.
220-
220- Wow! I have found the ftp daemon! Let's see...
220-
220 lefeuvrewk2 FTP server (GNU inetutils 1.3.2) ready.
Name (localhost:TLEFEUVRE): Administrator
530 User Administrator access denied.
ftp: Login failed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
--------------------------------------
----> User Administrator can not log into the ftp server.
Test 2
--------------------------------------
$ftp localhost
Connected to lefeuvrewk2.
220-
220- Wow! I have found the ftp daemon! Let's see...
220-
220 lefeuvrewk2 FTP server (GNU inetutils 1.3.2) ready.
Name (localhost:TLEFEUVRE): aDministrator
331 Password required for aDministrator.
Password:
230- Fanfare!!!
230- You are successfully logged in to this server!!!
230 User Administrator logged in.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
--------------------------------------
----> User aDministrator CAN log into the ftp server !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is this well known and the wanted behaviour ?
Thomas
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