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Ed Morrison

2005-Dec-14 00:23 UTC

[CentOS] OT - Proftpd Authentication Failure

I have installed proftpd on a new x86_64 server:
[root at ftp ~]# uname -a
Linux ftp.csdsinc.com 2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Oct 27 14:49:37 CDT 
2005 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

CentOS release 4.2 (Final)

Proftpd Ver:
[root at ftp ~]# rpm -q proftpd
proftpd-1.2.10-8.2.el4.rf

Selinux is disabled

Modified debug file excerpt:
xxx.xxxxx.com - ProFTPD 1.2.10 (stable) (built Fri Feb 18 05:56:53 CET 
2005) standalone mode STARTUP
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - FTP session requested from 
unknown class
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - connected - local  : 
xx.xx.xx.xx:21
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - connected - remote : 
xx.xx.xx.xx:2208
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - FTP session opened.
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'USER wells' to mod_tls
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'USER wells' to mod_core
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'USER wells' to mod_core
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'USER wells' to mod_auth
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command 'USER 
wells' to mod_auth
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching LOG_CMD command 
'USER wells' to mod_log
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'PASS (hidden)' to mod_tls
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'PASS (hidden)' to mod_core
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'PASS (hidden)' to mod_core
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'PASS (hidden)' to mod_auth
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command 'PASS 
(hidden)' to mod_auth
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - PAM(wells): Module is unknown.
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - USER wells (Login failed): 
Incorrect password.
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching LOG_CMD_ERR 
command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_log
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching LOG_CMD_ERR 
command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_auth
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'QUIT' to mod_tls
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'QUIT' to mod_core
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'QUIT' to mod_core
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command 
'QUIT' to mod_log
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command 
'QUIT' to mod_core
xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - FTP session closed.


This is a copy of a working server i386 running:
[em at helpdesk em]$ uname -a
Linux helpdesk.csdsinc.com 2.4.21-37.EL #1 Wed Sep 28 14:14:23 EDT 2005 
i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
CentOS 3.6, proftpd-1.2.10-8.1.el3.dag

The 3.6 box works and the 4.2 box will not authenticate any user.   I'm 
concernesd with the "PAM(wells): Module is unknown."  Any ideas?

Mike Kercher

2005-Dec-14 02:54 UTC

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centos-bounces at centos.org <> scribbled on Tuesday, December 13, 2005
6:23
PM:
> I have installed proftpd on a new x86_64 server:
> [root at ftp ~]# uname -a
> Linux ftp.csdsinc.com 2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Oct 27
> 14:49:37 CDT
> 2005 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> CentOS release 4.2 (Final)
> 
> Proftpd Ver:
> [root at ftp ~]# rpm -q proftpd
> proftpd-1.2.10-8.2.el4.rf
> 
> Selinux is disabled
> 
> Modified debug file excerpt:
> xxx.xxxxx.com - ProFTPD 1.2.10 (stable) (built Fri Feb 18 05:56:53 CET
> 2005) standalone mode STARTUP
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - FTP session
> requested from unknown class xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - connected - local  :
> xx.xx.xx.xx:21
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - connected - remote :
> xx.xx.xx.xx:2208
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - FTP session opened.
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching
> PRE_CMD command 'USER wells' to mod_tls xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'USER wells' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'USER wells' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'USER wells' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command 'USER
> wells' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) -
> dispatching LOG_CMD command 'USER wells' to mod_log
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching
> PRE_CMD command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_tls xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command 'PASS
> (hidden)' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - PAM(wells): Module is unknown.
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - USER wells (Login failed):
> Incorrect password.
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching
> LOG_CMD_ERR command 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_log xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching LOG_CMD_ERR command
> 'PASS (hidden)' to mod_auth xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'QUIT' to mod_tls xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) -
> dispatching PRE_CMD command 'QUIT' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'QUIT' to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) -
> dispatching PRE_CMD command 'QUIT' to mod_log xxx.xxxxx.com
> (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command 'QUIT'
> to mod_core xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - FTP
> session closed.
> 
> 
> This is a copy of a working server i386 running:
> [em at helpdesk em]$ uname -a
> Linux helpdesk.csdsinc.com 2.4.21-37.EL #1 Wed Sep 28
> 14:14:23 EDT 2005
> i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> CentOS 3.6, proftpd-1.2.10-8.1.el3.dag
> 
> The 3.6 box works and the 4.2 box will not authenticate any
> user.   I'm
> concernesd with the "PAM(wells): Module is unknown."  Any ideas?
> 
> 
Does the wells user have a valid shell as defined in /etc/shells?  Also,
make sure that wells wasn't added to /etc/ftpusers  My wife's name is
A(a)manda and this has bitten me a few times.

Barry Brimer

2005-Dec-14 04:39 UTC

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> The 3.6 box works and the 4.2 box will not authenticate any user.   I'm
> concerned with the "PAM(wells): Module is unknown."  Any ideas?
What does your proftpd.conf look like?
What does your PAM configuration for proftpd look like?

Troy Engel

2005-Dec-14 17:18 UTC

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Hey Ed,

Given your debug output, it looks like mod_auth_* are not compiled in?
Check your binary:  /usr/sbin/proftpd -l

$ /usr/sbin/proftpd -l | sort | grep auth
  mod_auth.c
  mod_auth_file.c
  mod_auth_pam.c
  mod_auth_unix.c

Give it a check, see what you find...

-te

PS: ftp://ftp.falsehope.com/home/tengel/proftpd/  -- if you can get me
shell access to your X86_64, I'll build a binary for that arch that
*should* work 100% like the i386

Ed Morrison wrote:> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'USER wells' to mod_tls
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'USER wells' to mod_core
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'USER wells' to mod_core
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching PRE_CMD command
> 'USER wells' to mod_auth
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching CMD command
'USER
> wells' to mod_auth
> xxx.xxxxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx[xx.xx.xx.xx]) - dispatching LOG_CMD command
> 'USER wells' to mod_log
-- 
Troy Engel | Systems Engineer
Fluid, Inc | http://www.fluid.com

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