FTP directory problem
 

Hi all linux expert,

I have a problem with FTP directory.
My linux server is 7.0 and use sendmail for mail server.
I want to backup \etc\mail directory using FTP.
When I login use root account, I couldnot reach to \etc\mail directory because I am under root home directory.
Is there anyway I can modify the ftpaccess file to make me able to go any directory with root ftp account?

Thanks anyoen can help.

Alan

First of all, "my linux server is 7.0" isn't clear. Which Linux distribution are you using (RedHat, Mandrake, Ubuntu, etc)?
Try "uname -a" to find out.

Secondly, Linux paths are written using forward slashes "/", not backslashes "\".
The correct path is thus /etc/mail, not \etc\mail.

After logging into ftp as root, try:
cd /etc/mail

If that doesn't work, we'll have a look at your ftp server configuration. It can be that:
-root access is blocked
-some other ftp access feature is blocking your access (ie chroot environment).

Thanks for reply my question.
I am using linux readhat 7.0

I am using "root" account to login the FTP,
I am thinking using symbolic link (ie ln -s source_file link_name) in my root FTP directory to access my /etc/mail , but I could go to /etc/mail, but i cant copy file, do you know why?
thanks

Can you please post the exact commands you're trying? There may be a syntax problem you're overlooking.
Furthermore, post some "ls -l" output on /etc/mail and the symbolic link you're trying to use.
Please also post the "ln" command you're trying to use to create the symbolic link.

In short, the following should suffice:
ls -l /etc/mail
ls -ld /etc/mail
ls -l /your/root/FTP/directory/symbolic_link
ls -ld /your/root/FTP/directory
your "ln" command
your FTP commands