docker-pure-ftpd: User not being created

This is my docker compose file.

ftp:
    image: stilliard/pure-ftpd:hardened
    volumes:
      - "./tests/ftp:/hostmount"
    ports:
      - "21:21"
    command: /bin/bash /hostmount/init.sh

Here is my init.sh script for adding the user and starting the ftp server

( echo "test" ; echo "test" ) | pure-pw useradd test -m -u ftpuser -d /home/ftpusers/test
pure-pw show test
sh -c /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd -c 5 -C 5 -l puredb:/etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.pdb -E -j -R -P localhost -p 21:21 -p 30000:30009

Here is the output in the container:

Password: 
Enter it again: 
2017-08-30T14:33:08.744521558Z 
Login              : test
Password           : $1$7X.BTw60$fXr9SwwP17gIXTyG/xDD6/
UID                : 1000 (ftpuser)
GID                : 1000 (ftpgroup)
Directory          : /home/ftpusers/test/./
Full name          : 
Download bandwidth : 0 Kb (unlimited)
Upload   bandwidth : 0 Kb (unlimited)
Max files          : 0 (unlimited)
Max size           : 0 Mb (unlimited)
Ratio              : 0:0 (unlimited:unlimited)
Allowed local  IPs : 
Denied  local  IPs : 
Allowed client IPs : 
Denied  client IPs : 
Time restrictions  : 0000-0000 (unlimited)
Max sim sessions   : 0 (unlimited)
2017-08-30T14:33:08.744762482Z

But when i try to login it gives me an authentication error. And the /home/ftpusers directory is empty.

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 7 years ago
Comments: 18 (8 by maintainers)

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( echo "test" ; echo "test" ) | pure-pw useradd test -f /etc/pure-ftpd/passwd/pureftpd.passwd -m -u ftpuser -d /home/ftpusers/test
sh -c /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd -c 5 -C 5 -l puredb:/etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.pdb -E -j -R -P localhost -p 21:21 -p 30000:30009

output

Password: 
Enter it again: 
Error.
Check that [test] doesn't already exist,
and that [/etc/pure-ftpd/passwd/pureftpd.passwd.tmp] can be written.

djorg83 on Aug 30, 2017

Hi @djorg83 , when creating the user I believe you need to pass the database file, e.g.

pure-pw useradd bob -f /etc/pure-ftpd/passwd/pureftpd.passwd -m -u ftpuser -d /home/ftpusers/bob

stilliard on Aug 30, 2017