FTP Help
 
Forums: » Register « |  User CP |  Games |  Calendar |  Members |  FAQs |  Sitemap |  Support | 
User Name:
Password:
Remember me
Go Back   Dev Shed Forums > System Administration > FTP Help
Reload this Page

ftp as root user

Discuss ftp as root user in the FTP Help forum on Dev Shed.
ftp as root user FTP Help forum discussing FTP practices, tips and solutions for problems with FTP on multiple platforms. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) was designed specifically for transferring files from one machine to another.

Reply
Add This Thread To:
  Del.icio.us   Digg   Google   Spurl   Blink   Furl   Simpy   Y! MyWeb 
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »  
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
 
Unread Dev Shed Forums Sponsor:
Get inside! Sample the range of functionality easily built with JMSL Library for Time Series Data Analysis, Heat Maps, Portfolio Optimization, Monte Carlo Simulation, Stock Price Charting and more. Download Now!
  #1  
Old September 20th, 2003, 07:04 AM
m_a m_a is offline
Registered User
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 28 m_a User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 2 m 9 sec
Reputation Power: 0
Question ftp as root user
hi ,

I'v got wu-ftpd 2.6.1-18 on my Redhat 7.2 as my ftp server.
I can ftp by all the existed username and password but root .

i know that's not a good idea to enable it but i want to be able to ftp as root user .

I did uncomment the root in "/etc/ftpaccess " file but no use and still i couldn't ftp as root user.

what should i do ?

your prompt reply will be highly appreciated .

rgds
m_a
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old September 20th, 2003, 09:16 AM
druuna druuna is offline
Contributing User
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 137 druuna User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 5 m 37 sec
Reputation Power: 0
Remove root from /etc/ftpusers
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old September 20th, 2003, 11:20 PM
m_a m_a is offline
Registered User
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 28 m_a User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 2 m 9 sec
Reputation Power: 0
Unhappy ftp as root user
i did , no use !!!!!

anything else?

m_a
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old September 21st, 2003, 12:09 PM
mariuz's Avatar
mariuz mariuz is offline
Bug Hunter
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Transylvania (Romania)
Posts: 274 mariuz User rank is Corporal (100 - 500 Reputation Level)mariuz User rank is Corporal (100 - 500 Reputation Level)mariuz User rank is Corporal (100 - 500 Reputation Level)mariuz User rank is Corporal (100 - 500 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 19 h 57 m 57 sec
Reputation Power: 9
Question Re: ftp as root user
Quote:
Originally posted by m_a
i did , no use !!!!!

anything else?

m_a

why don't you add a user with the same
privileges ?
__________________
My home page: http://www.firebirdsql.org and work place :http://www.reea.net
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old September 23rd, 2003, 09:29 AM
e4c5 e4c5 is offline
Contributing User
Dev Shed Novice (500 - 999 posts)
  
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 778 e4c5 User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 2 h 23 m 20 sec
Reputation Power: 5
FTP as root? yikes. The reason that ftp as root is not encourages is that passwords are usually sent in the clear with FTP. Same applies for telnet. Why don't you try SFTP?

Most SFTP installations by default allow the root user to connect, and your password is not sent in the clear.
__________________
A lean and mean secure FTP applet with GUI. Just 150 kb in size
http://www.radinks.com/sftp
Reply With Quote
Reply

Viewing: Dev Shed Forums > System Administration > FTP Help > ftp as root user

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools  Search this Thread 
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes  Rate This Thread 
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
View Your Warnings | New Posts | Latest News | Latest Threads | Shoutbox
Forum Jump


Forums: » Register « |  User CP |  Games |  Calendar |  Members |  FAQs |  Sitemap |  Support | 
  
 





© 2003-2008 by Developer Shed. All rights reserved. DS Cluster 1 hosted by Hostway.