Hi Dave,
thanks a lot for your reply.
It's a pitty but it doesn't work.

ftp-session:
root@knx2:~# ftp -u paccess9 knx2
Passwort:
lftp paccess9@knx2:~> ls
ls: Login fehlgeschlagen: 530 Login incorrect.
lftp paccess9@knx2:~>

inetd -d:
.root@knx2:~# /usr/sbin/inetd -d
ADD : ftp proto=tcp, wait.max=0.40, user.group=root.(null) builtin=0 server=/usr/sbin/tcpd
someone wants ftp
accept, ctrl 5
631 execl /usr/sbin/tcpd
631 reaped, status 0


syslog:
Jul 21 20:28:52 knx2 in.ftpd[631]: connect from knx2
Jul 21 20:28:52 knx2 ftpd[631]: <--- 220
Jul 21 20:28:52 knx2 ftpd[631]: knx2 FTP server (Version 6.4/OpenBSD/Linux-ftpd-0.17) ready.
Jul 21 20:28:52 knx2 ftpd[631]: command: AUTH TLS
Jul 21 20:28:52 knx2 ftpd[631]: <--- 500
Jul 21 20:28:52 knx2 ftpd[631]: 'AUTH TLS': command not understood.
Jul 21 20:28:53 knx2 ftpd[631]: command: USER paccess9
Jul 21 20:28:53 knx2 ftpd[631]: <--- 331
Jul 21 20:28:53 knx2 ftpd[631]: Password required for paccess9.
Jul 21 20:28:53 knx2 ftpd[631]: command: PASS ???
Jul 21 20:28:55 knx2 ftpd[631]: <--- 530
Jul 21 20:28:55 knx2 ftpd[631]: Login incorrect.
Jul 21 20:28:55 knx2 ftpd[631]: command: PWD
Jul 21 20:28:55 knx2 ftpd[631]: <--- 530
Jul 21 20:28:55 knx2 ftpd[631]: Please login with USER and PASS.
Jul 21 20:28:55 knx2 ftpd[631]: command: QUIT
Jul 21 20:28:55 knx2 ftpd[631]: <--- 221
Jul 21 20:28:55 knx2 ftpd[631]: Goodbye.
Jul 21 20:30:01 knx2 /USR/SBIN/CRON[633]: (root) CMD ([ -d /etc/shaper ] && /etc/init.d/shaper timecheck)

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ssh using this account and this password is working:


root@knx2:~# ssh paccess9@knx2
paccess9@knx2's password:
Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.
Welcome to Knoppix (Kernel 2.4.20-xfs)

paccess9@knx2:~$ uname -a
Linux knx2 2.4.20-xfs #1 SMP Mit Mär 26 15:37:36 CET 2003 i586 GNU/Linux
paccess9@knx2:~$

Any other Ideas, Configurationchanges, debugging/tracing or some other stuff ???