[CLUE-Tech] Problems with FTP over SSH

[Angelo Bertolli]

Actually it is NOW fixed.  It happened to be a problem with RDNS which 
the FTP client was getting confused by.  I really don't know how RDNS 
would affect things, but it seems to work now.

Angelo

Chris Schock wrote:

>Sounds like you're tring to use regular FTP instead of passive mode, or
>vice-versa.
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>>I administer a couple of servers which I keep with the same
>>configuration.  Magically, the other day, one of the servers stopped
>>allowing me to use FTP over SSH properly.  I can get in, change
>>directory, etc.  But whenever I try to upload a file, I end up with a
>>file with zero bytes.  Something's screwy with the transfer connection.
>>The other server still works fine.
>>
>>Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be?
>>
>>Here is an example of what is happening from /var/log/secure:
>>
>>Sep 3 11:36:28 web1 sshd[16395]: Accepted password for kelsey from
>>68.69.9.60 port 2102 ssh2
>>Sep 3 11:36:28 web1 xinetd[698]: START: ftp pid=16396 from=127.0.0.1
>>
>>Sep 3 11:38:05 web1 sshd[16410]: Accepted password for kelsey from
>>68.69.9.60 port 2104 ssh2
>>Sep 3 11:38:05 web1 xinetd[698]: START: ftp pid=16411 from=127.0.0.1
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