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From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)
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Subject: Re: Why does ftp deny permission?
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  Probably, ftp is denying login because your users all have shells that
aren't listed in /etc/shells.  You probably all use the "shell of choice" and
you've forgotten to add it to /etc/shells.  See the man page for ftpd, which
documents the requirements which must be met for a user to be able to ftp to a
host.

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