I must be missing something simple here (I feel like Phil's terminal) I'm trying to set up a ftp server on my local network (get it working b4 putting it in the wild.) I can connect to it from my Win98se box but can't login. user exists in /etc/passwd, not listed in /etc/ftpusers, shell==bash (in /etc/shells), not anonymous ftpd is running through inetd and ps ax shows: ftpd: <address>: connected:IDLE Jay