WU-FTPD problem (Redhat 7.1)

leetcrew · 03-05-2004, 10:27 AM

FTPd can only accept "Anonymous" user... i can't log as root... i also added a new user but WU-FTPD returns the message `Login Incorrect`

I am using KDE...

please help... thanks

david_ross · 03-05-2004, 01:01 PM

Welcome to LQ.

Wu-ftpd is not well known for security so I would reccomend using vsftpd instead. Even with a more secure ftp server installed you should really use something more secure like scp if you want a root login.

paintcheck200 · 03-05-2004, 01:01 PM

Do you have anonymous in your ftpaccess file? You shouldn't be allowed to ftp as root

... I hope this is what you mean, or can you not login into the computer at all as root?

http://www.wu-ftpd.org/man/ftpaccess.html

paintcheck200 · 03-05-2004, 01:04 PM

hehe, posted same time as david...

I totally agree, you should def not be using root to ftp. vs-ftpd is good, pro-ftpd is also pretty popular.

leetcrew · 03-07-2004, 08:47 AM

thanks for replies. By the way, i am just a newbie for Linux and WU-FTPD is enough. My main goal is, WU-FTPd should read the password file ( i think it is /etc/passwd ). If i logged as `user1` then, that user should be pointed to its proper directory which is /home/user1. Same thing with the other users. Root login is optional on my side.

thanks