User root access denied

[Antonio Kanaan <kanaan@ceti.if.ufrgs.br>]

Hi Folks,

I've been trying to use hylafax for a while. (v4.0pl0 on a
Linux2.0.23). A few days ago someone posted a config file for a USR
Sportster class1 (which is exactly what I have).  this is it I thought.
Not yet.
Now, I have more basic problems, which never happened before --- and
haven't yet tried the config file.

I started hylafax usig faxsetup.  after faxsetup is done, ps -aux only 
reveals faxq.  hfaxd isn't there.  then I kill faxq and, by hand, start 

hfaxd -i 4559
/usr/local/sbin/faxq

now ps -aux shows both.

the last twolines of my  /etc/services file:

hylafax 4559/tcp                # HylaFAX client-server protocol
snpp    444/tcp         # Simple Network Paging Protocol


now if I try to do anything:

# faxstat -v
Trying localhost (127.0.0.1) at port 4559...
Connected to localhost.
220 pcastro7.logic.com.br server (HylaFAX (tm) Version 4.0pl0) ready.
-> USER root
530 User root access denied.
Login failed: 530 User root access denied.


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this is in /var/adm/syslog

May 23 18:30:50 pcastro7 HylaFAX[782]: Access control file not mode 600; access denied.
May 23 18:47:24 pcastro7 HylaFAX[807]: Access control file not mode 600; access denied.


I suppose this is the key to the problem, but what file is this???


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using telnet 


# telnet pcastro7 4559
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to pcastro7.logic.com.br.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 pcastro7.logic.com.br server (HylaFAX (tm) Version 4.0pl0) ready.
user root
530 User root access denied.
user fax
530 User fax access denied.
user uucp
530 User uucp access denied.
user kanaan
530 User kanaan access denied.
quit
221 Goodbye.
Connection closed by foreign host.


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If I run ifconfig:

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Bcast:127.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3584  Metric:1
          RX packets:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
          TX packets:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0

ppp0      Link encap:Point-Point Protocol  
          inet addr:200.238.48.142  P-t-P:200.238.48.1  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:731 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
          TX packets:1158 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0


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my etc/hosts (/var/spool/fax/etc/hosts):

127.0.0.1
pcastro7.logic.com.br
143.54.2.177



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I've found this on the mailing list (and a few other similar messages, but
all involving "Cannot set privileges" isntead of "access denied"

Re: Login failed

Matthew Rice <Matthew.Rice@ftlsol.com>
Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:35:35 -0400 (EDT) 


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