#205456 pure-ftpd-ldap: ldap auth doesn't work

Package:
pure-ftpd-ldap
Source:
pure-ftpd
Description:
Secure and efficient FTP server with LDAP user authentication
Submitter:
Ramon Kagan
Date:
2025-08-17 17:47:10 UTC
Severity:
important
Tags:
#205456#5
Date:
2003-08-14 18:23:02 UTC
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centaur# ftp centaur.ccs.yorku.ca
Connected to centaur.ccs.yorku.ca.
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] ----------
220-You are user number 1 of 50 allowed.
220-Local time is now 16:22. Server port: 21.
220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Name (centaur.ccs.yorku.ca:rkagan): mm1test
331 User mm1test OK. Password required
Password:
530 Authentication failed, sorry
Login failed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> quit

Through ethereal I can see that I get correct searches on the slapd server, but authentication is still not feasible.
#205456#10
Date:
2005-04-18 13:32:14 UTC
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May be you don't have access to userPassword attribute (by default it disabled for
users other than cn=admin)