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FTP Failed to create child process?

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The Question is:

 
Dear Sirs,
I'm currently running a VAX as follow:
 
VAXstation 4000-90 running OpenVMS V5.5-2H4
with UCX:
DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS VAX Version V3.3
 
The system is a controller for a VSAT (Very Small Aperture satellite Terminal)
 network. We are in the necessity of running an ftp server to move files from
 the VAX to our LAN (PCs). I've enabled the FTPD and TELNET following the
 excellent instructions I g
ot from the WIZARD and the online documentation, but I cannot proceed because
 of this error when trying to start an FTP session towards the VAX:
 
220 tes181 FTP Server (Version 3.3) Ready.
Name (172.16.100.181:fulvio): dama
331 Username DAMA requires a Password.
Password:
530 Failed to create child process. Login rejected.
Login failed.
Remote system type is VMS.
ftp>
 
The SET LOGIN/INTERACTIVE says:
%SET-I-INTSET, login interactive limit = 64, current interactive value = 3
 
The UAF> for the ucx$ftp is:
(sorry for the text wraping)
Username: UCX$FTP              Owner:  UCX$FTP
Account:  UCX$FTP              UIC:    [375,1] ([UCX$AUX,UCX$FTP])
CLI:      DCL               Tables: DCLTABLES
Default:  SYS$SYSDEVICE:[UCX$FTP]
LGICMD:   LOGIN
Flags:  Restricted
Primary days:   Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Secondary days:  Sat Sun
Primary   000000000011111111112222  Secondary 000000000011111111112222
Day Hours 012345678901234567890123  Day Hours 012345678901234567890123
Network:  ##### Full access ######  ##### Full access ######
Batch:    ##### Full access ######            ##### Full access ######
Local:    -----  No access  ------            -----  No access  ------
Dialup:   -----  No access  ------            -----  No access  ------
Remote:   -----  No access  ------            -----  No access  ------
Expiration:            (none)    Pwdminimum:  6   Login Fails:     0
Pwdlifetime:         90 00:00    Pwdchange:      (pre-expired)
Last Login:            (none) (interactive),  6-MAR-2001 16:33 (non-interactive)
Maxjobs:         0  Fillm:        20  Bytlm:       108000
Maxacctjobs:     0  Shrfillm:      0  Pbytlm:           0
Maxdetach:       0  BIOlm:        18  JTquota:       1024
Prclm:           2  DIOlm:        18  WSdef:          350
Prio:            8  ASTlm:       100  WSquo:          500
Queprio:         0  TQElm:        15  WSextent:       500
CPU:        (none)  Enqlm:       100  Pgflquo:      10240
Authorized Privileges:
CMKRNL CMEXEC SYSNAM GRPNAM ALLSPOOL DETACH DIAGNOSE LOG_IO GROUP ACNT PRMCEB
 PRMMBX PSWAPM ALTPRI SETPRV TMPMBX WORLD OPER EXQUOTA NETMBX VOLPRO PHY_IO
 BUGCHK PRMGBL SYSGBL MOUNT PFNMAP SHMEM SYSPRV BYPASS SYSLCK SHARE GRPPRV
 READALL
SECURITY
Default Privileges:
  TMPMBX NETMBX
 
Please notice that for "practical" reasons the software cannot be upgraded, the
 machine is running a specific software for the VSAT, everything have to be
 done with as small as possible modifications to the existing OS.
 
Thank you for the help, regards Fulvio Postogna
 

The Answer is :

 
  Your OpenVMS VAX and TCP/IP Services versions are woefully out
  of date, and TCP/IP Services is not supported.   Many problems
  have been fixed since these versions were current, and many new
  product enhancements have been added since these versions.
 
  Please move to at least TCP/IP Services V4.0 with the then-current
  ECO, if not to TCP/IP Services V4.2 with ECO.  Better, please
  upgrade to current OpenVMS VAX and TCP/IP Services versions.
 
  The UCX$FTP user appears excessively privileged.  Typically,
  only TMPMBX and NETMBX privileges are present.
 
  Ensure that the UCX$FTPD image is correctly installed.
 
  Ensure that the current Compaq C RTL ECO is installed.
 
  Consider increasing the process BYTLM on the UCX$FTP username.
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 14-MAR-2001 )
     
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