[Info-vax] Need to set up a special purpose account

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2016-10-07 15:13:20 +0000, Tom Adams said:

> I am using VMS  7.3-2.  I figured out how to enable anonymous ftp on 
> the system.
> 
> But, I cannot figure out how to login via ftp.
> 
> The message says login with ident as password.
> 
> The vms documentation says your real name is used by convention.
> 
> As far as I can tell nothing works as the password.
> 
> I even set the password on the ANONYMOUS account, and the password I 
> set would not work.
> 
> I used tcpip$config.com to enable ftp.  That automatically set up the 
> ANONYMOUS account, but I can figure out how to log into that account.

Please review and follow the steps involved in setting up anonymous 
access.  You've most likely missed a step in the setup of the anonymous 
username.

Please see if a login with a valid username and password works.

Please also review the FTP server logs on the target system, looking 
for indications of errors or issues.

Please ensure that your system-wide login is readable or at least 
executable by all users.

The FTP utility and the COPY/FTP command will always expect the 
username and password, though you can pass that via command procedure 
if you prefer.

sftp is one of the ways that won't prompt for a password, if 
certificates are configured.


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