Frustration Setting Up an FTP Server (pureftpd)

SpoonTech

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Hi,

I am busy trying to setup an FTP server on my Ubuntu 11.10 machine (running Gnome 3).
I have installed PureFTPd and PureAdmin using the following instructions:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PureFTP

Now using a client, ie. Chrome / Filezilla etc. I can login to localhost using my ubuntu username and password fine, and everything works. Yet when i try access as a virtual user, the following happens.

Case 1: A virtual user joe that exists, with path /home/ftpusers/joe where joe and ftpusers have been set with chown to be owned by ftpusers and the group ftpgroup.

Code:
ftp localhost
Connected to localhost.localdomain.
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] [TLS] ----------
220-You are user number 5 of 50 allowed.
220-Local time is now 18:17. Server port: 21.
220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.
220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Name (localhost:steve): john
331 User john OK. Password required
Password:
530 Login authentication failed
Login failed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp>

Case 2: Repeating same procedure but for a user that does not exist.

Code:
ftp localhost
Connected to localhost.localdomain.
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] [TLS] ----------
220-You are user number 4 of 50 allowed.
220-Local time is now 18:15. Server port: 21.
220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.
220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Name (localhost:steve): john1234
331 User john1234 OK. Password required
Password:
530 Login authentication failed
Login failed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp>

The outcome for both is the same, so it seems as if the virtual users are not being recognised at all.
How can I fix this?

Regards.
 

d-_-b

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SpoonTech

Share your config. I'm not sure I will be able to help but it will empower other people to maybe help you.
 

psheldon

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You do know that unknown users login as anonymous and email address as password.............
 

psheldon

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Just noticed .....................This is a private system - No anonymous login........
Fix that so anon can login. USERNAME anonymous
 

SpoonTech

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I don't want anonymous login!.. i want a user login, and then it will login to that users folder on the system.
 
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