Pure-FTPd authentication fail
Hi expertos,
I have Ubuntu 10.4LTS server running for more than 1 year without problems.
On this server I have Pure-FTP-MySQL installed (pure-ftpd-common pure-ftpd-mysql) with explicit TLS and self-signed certificate. Works perfectly!
Now, from few days ago none of the users can login:
I haven't changed anything!
All what has been happening in the neighborhood was a test of new firewall, which I removed after testing and put old firewall back. All old settings preserved, actually nothing was changed.
I tried:
- removed pure-ftpd-mysql and pure-ftpd-common (preserved settings), and installed back, but NO AVAIL
- removed SSL cert and created new one, but NO AVAIL
- changed /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/TLS from 2 to 1 to allow also non-TLS connections...but still NO AVAIL (same error as above)
- bypassed firewall and tested from local LAN IP, with or without TLS, but NO AVAIL
Always the same message in /var/log/messages :
I do not understand.
This is not Windows self-breaking OS, but stable Linux box.
Ideas welcome.
I have Ubuntu 10.4LTS server running for more than 1 year without problems.
On this server I have Pure-FTP-MySQL installed (pure-ftpd-common pure-ftpd-mysql) with explicit TLS and self-signed certificate. Works perfectly!
Starting ftp server: Running: /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-mysql-virtualchroot -l mysql:/etc/pure-ftpd/db/mysql.conf -l pam -A -p 10900:11999 -E -Y 2 -D -8 UTF-8 -u 1000 -O clf:/var/log/pure-ftpd/transfer.log -H -b -BNow, from few days ago none of the users can login:
Status: Resolving address of ftp.myserver.net
Status: Connecting to 10.10.10.133:21...
Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response: 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] [TLS] ----------
Response: 220-You are user number 1 of 50 allowed.
Response: 220-Local time is now 19:46. Server port: 21.
Response: 220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
Response: 220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.
Response: 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Command: AUTH TLS
Response: 234 AUTH TLS OK.
Status: Initializing TLS...
Status: Verifying certificate...
Command: USER test
Status: TLS/SSL connection established.
Response: 331 User test OK. Password required
Command: PASS ******
Response: 530 Login authentication failed
Error: Critical error
Error: Could not connect to serverI haven't changed anything!
All what has been happening in the neighborhood was a test of new firewall, which I removed after testing and put old firewall back. All old settings preserved, actually nothing was changed.
I tried:
- removed pure-ftpd-mysql and pure-ftpd-common (preserved settings), and installed back, but NO AVAIL
- removed SSL cert and created new one, but NO AVAIL
- changed /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/TLS from 2 to 1 to allow also non-TLS connections...but still NO AVAIL (same error as above)
- bypassed firewall and tested from local LAN IP, with or without TLS, but NO AVAIL
Always the same message in /var/log/messages :
Apr 4 19:41:42 ftp pure-ftpd: (?@10.10.10.125) [INFO] New connection from 10.10.10.125
Apr 4 19:41:42 ftp pure-ftpd: (?@10.10.10.125) [INFO] SSL/TLS: Enabled TLSv1/SSLv3 with DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA, 128 secret bits cipher
Apr 4 19:41:44 ftp pure-ftpd: (?@10.10.10.125) [INFO] PAM_RHOST enabled. Getting the peer address
Apr 4 19:41:50 ftp pure-ftpd: (?@10.10.10.125) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [test]
Apr 4 19:41:50 ftp pure-ftpd: (?@10.10.10.125) [INFO] Logout.I do not understand.
This is not Windows self-breaking OS, but stable Linux box.
Ideas welcome.
ASKER
Hmmm... I've tested with ALL existing and previously working users (20 of them) and nobody can connect.
So I created new user, test...with fres settings, fresh password...but still no go.
Nothing else in logs.
Any other idea?
Maybe some more in-deep logging?
So I created new user, test...with fres settings, fresh password...but still no go.
Nothing else in logs.
Any other idea?
Maybe some more in-deep logging?
Could an IP address have changed? Based on the message:
PAM_RHOST enabled. Getting the peer address
Pure-FTPd is trying to get the client IP address to validate it against something. If the IP address that is sees from the client changed, then it could be failing the connection because of that.
PAM_RHOST enabled. Getting the peer address
Pure-FTPd is trying to get the client IP address to validate it against something. If the IP address that is sees from the client changed, then it could be failing the connection because of that.
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Oh...bad pingo... :)
PROBLEM SOLVED
First, thanx giltjr for pointing me out to VerboseLog. Immediately I found this:
Found out that pure-ftpd-mysql is using "ispconfig" user to connect to database (ok, it's my CP), and when I lookup privileges table in mysql, found "ispconfig" user to allow connections only from "localhost". Which is mostly OK, but some apps use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost.
So I altered privileges of "ispconfig" user to allow connection from ANY host.
Removed VerboseLog, restarted pure-ftpd, restarted mysql...and we're back in business!
PROBLEM SOLVED
First, thanx giltjr for pointing me out to VerboseLog. Immediately I found this:
postfix/proxymap[9609]: warning: connect to mysql server 127.0.0.1: Access denied for user ...Found out that pure-ftpd-mysql is using "ispconfig" user to connect to database (ok, it's my CP), and when I lookup privileges table in mysql, found "ispconfig" user to allow connections only from "localhost". Which is mostly OK, but some apps use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost.
So I altered privileges of "ispconfig" user to allow connection from ANY host.
Removed VerboseLog, restarted pure-ftpd, restarted mysql...and we're back in business!
ASKER
I decided to give you all the points, since you pushed me in the right way.
Glad I could get you down the path to the solution.
Response: 331 User test OK. Password required
Command: PASS ******
Response: 530 Login authentication failed