proFTPd — Operation not permitted on line 36 of '/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf'












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sudo chown proftpd /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd
sudo chmod o-r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd
sudo service proftpd start



At this stage proFTPd is running but I am unable to log in,



sudo chmod o+r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd



And now I can log in to FTP
However if I change the permission on the ftpd.passwd to sudo chmod o+r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd before I start the proFTPd , the proFTPd won't start and will give me the error:



mod_auth_file/1.0: unable to use world-readable AuthUserFile '/etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd': Operation not permitted
Fatal: AuthUserFile: unable to use /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd: Operation not permitted on line 36 of '/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf'



What my suspicion is that proFTPd is not a member of a specific group, if I execute:



groups proftpd



proftpd : nogroup is the reply.



Any ideas?






proftpd







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  • What are the permissions of the file when the service won't start?

    – stevieb
    Aug 10 '15 at 15:12











  • -rw-r--r-- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ===> proftpd won't start -rw-r----- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ==> ProFTP starts, but unable to login after ProFTPd started I change the permission again back to -rw-r--r-- and it works/I can log in to FTP

    – elemer82
    Aug 10 '15 at 16:02


















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sudo chown proftpd /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd
sudo chmod o-r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd
sudo service proftpd start



At this stage proFTPd is running but I am unable to log in,



sudo chmod o+r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd



And now I can log in to FTP
However if I change the permission on the ftpd.passwd to sudo chmod o+r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd before I start the proFTPd , the proFTPd won't start and will give me the error:



mod_auth_file/1.0: unable to use world-readable AuthUserFile '/etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd': Operation not permitted
Fatal: AuthUserFile: unable to use /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd: Operation not permitted on line 36 of '/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf'



What my suspicion is that proFTPd is not a member of a specific group, if I execute:



groups proftpd



proftpd : nogroup is the reply.



Any ideas?






proftpd







share|improve this question























  • What are the permissions of the file when the service won't start?

    – stevieb
    Aug 10 '15 at 15:12











  • -rw-r--r-- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ===> proftpd won't start -rw-r----- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ==> ProFTP starts, but unable to login after ProFTPd started I change the permission again back to -rw-r--r-- and it works/I can log in to FTP

    – elemer82
    Aug 10 '15 at 16:02
















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sudo chown proftpd /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd
sudo chmod o-r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd
sudo service proftpd start



At this stage proFTPd is running but I am unable to log in,



sudo chmod o+r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd



And now I can log in to FTP
However if I change the permission on the ftpd.passwd to sudo chmod o+r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd before I start the proFTPd , the proFTPd won't start and will give me the error:



mod_auth_file/1.0: unable to use world-readable AuthUserFile '/etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd': Operation not permitted
Fatal: AuthUserFile: unable to use /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd: Operation not permitted on line 36 of '/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf'



What my suspicion is that proFTPd is not a member of a specific group, if I execute:



groups proftpd



proftpd : nogroup is the reply.



Any ideas?






proftpd







share|improve this question














sudo chown proftpd /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd
sudo chmod o-r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd
sudo service proftpd start



At this stage proFTPd is running but I am unable to log in,



sudo chmod o+r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd



And now I can log in to FTP
However if I change the permission on the ftpd.passwd to sudo chmod o+r /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd before I start the proFTPd , the proFTPd won't start and will give me the error:



mod_auth_file/1.0: unable to use world-readable AuthUserFile '/etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd': Operation not permitted
Fatal: AuthUserFile: unable to use /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd: Operation not permitted on line 36 of '/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf'



What my suspicion is that proFTPd is not a member of a specific group, if I execute:



groups proftpd



proftpd : nogroup is the reply.



Any ideas?






proftpd




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  • What are the permissions of the file when the service won't start?

    – stevieb
    Aug 10 '15 at 15:12











  • -rw-r--r-- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ===> proftpd won't start -rw-r----- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ==> ProFTP starts, but unable to login after ProFTPd started I change the permission again back to -rw-r--r-- and it works/I can log in to FTP

    – elemer82
    Aug 10 '15 at 16:02





















  • What are the permissions of the file when the service won't start?

    – stevieb
    Aug 10 '15 at 15:12











  • -rw-r--r-- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ===> proftpd won't start -rw-r----- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ==> ProFTP starts, but unable to login after ProFTPd started I change the permission again back to -rw-r--r-- and it works/I can log in to FTP

    – elemer82
    Aug 10 '15 at 16:02



















What are the permissions of the file when the service won't start?

– stevieb
Aug 10 '15 at 15:12





What are the permissions of the file when the service won't start?

– stevieb
Aug 10 '15 at 15:12













-rw-r--r-- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ===> proftpd won't start -rw-r----- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ==> ProFTP starts, but unable to login after ProFTPd started I change the permission again back to -rw-r--r-- and it works/I can log in to FTP

– elemer82
Aug 10 '15 at 16:02







-rw-r--r-- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ===> proftpd won't start -rw-r----- 1 proftpd root Aug 10 13:18 ftpd.passwd ==> ProFTP starts, but unable to login after ProFTPd started I change the permission again back to -rw-r--r-- and it works/I can log in to FTP

– elemer82
Aug 10 '15 at 16:02












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All you have to do is change permissions of password file.



sudo chmod o-rwx /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd



sudo service proftpd start


(alternative way: sudo /etc/init.d/proftpd start)






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    All you have to do is change permissions of password file.



    sudo chmod o-rwx /etc/proftpd/ftpd.passwd
    

    
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      All you have to do is change permissions of password file.



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