"530 Login incorrect" when using vsftpd in RHEL
Issue
- Not able to login to vsftpd with a valid login and password:
# ftp localhost
Trying ::1...
Connected to localhost (::1).
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.2)
Name (localhost:root): test
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
530 Login incorrect.
Login failed.
ftp>
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7
- vsftpd
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