Sun Fire[TM] (3800-6800) FTP login failure while doing flashupdate on a System Controller

Asset ID:	1-72-1003105.1
Update Date:	2017-10-18
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Solution 1003105.1 : Sun Fire[TM] (3800-6800) FTP login failure while doing flashupdate on a System Controller

Applies to:

Sun Fire 3800 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire 6800 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire 4800 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
All Platforms

Symptoms

When trying to do a flashupdate as root using ftp, users get a message telling them that FTP login failed.

Cause

In Solaris[TM] 7 and 8, the ftpusers file is located in /etc. In Solaris[TM] 9 and above the ftpusers file is located in /etc/ftpd. The ftpusers file contains a list of default users who are denied ftp access for security reasons. This list includes "root".

Solution

To enable root to have ftp access, simply vi the ftpusers file and insert a # in front of root. This should enable you to do the flashupdate via ftp.

For security reasons, you should uncomment root from the ftpusers file once the flashupdate is completed.

Refer to the manpage on ftpusers for additional details.

Product
Sun Fire 3800 Server
Sun Fire 6800 Server
Sun Fire 4800 Server

Internal Section

Previously Published As 27539

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