First reading of a file fails (incorrect username & password), subsequent reads OK

[Robin Emery]

Binary package hint: curlftpfs

UPDATE: Downgrading libcurl3-gnutils to libcurl3-gnutls_7.16.4-2 makes the problem disappear. Presumably some incompatability between curlftpfs and libcurl?

Initially, I installed the 0.9.1 version of this package on my Hardy server installation. Connecting to the ftp server works fine with the correct username and password, but when I try to read a file, the incorrect username and password are used, resulting in a "permission denied" message when reading the file. Debug output from curlftpfs:

> USER test2
< 331 Password required for test2.
> PASS /.DS_Store
< 530 User cannot log in.
* Access denied: 530

The username and password are incorrect. All subsequent reads work OK for the rest of the session.

This is the same as the Debian bug #461455
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=461455

According to that bug report, the problem is fixed in the new release (0.9.2-1), available in the Intrepid repository. As all the dependancies of the Intrepid package are satisfied I installed it onto my Hardy server. The problem is still present: I do not believe this bug has been fixed.

My system:
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04

I used the i386 version of the package.

Thanks,
Robin

[Kelvin Gardiner (kelvingardiner)]

I can confirm this bug, on the above setup.

Using the command:

curlftpfs -d -v -o ssl,user=USERNAME,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=002 REMOTE_FOLDER LOCAL_FOLDER

verbose debug output is needed to see the error message. I can connect ok, but on trying to read a file for the first time I get the error

> USER /.Trash
< 331 Password required for /.Trash.
> PASS /.gconf
< 530 User cannot log in.
* Access denied: 530

On the second read attempt the error doesn't occur.

[Alexander Blinne (sunday)]

I too confirm this bug on hardy. did the downgrade to libcurl3-gnutls-_7.16.4-2, now everything works fine.

[Vibhav Pant (vibhavp)]

Closing bug since package is synced to Ubuntu precise