FTP issues
 

Hello! I'm having some issues with ftp connections. What I need to do is ftp from one box to another as root. (this is all on either a slackware or freeBSD boxes). From the command line i type ftp servername and then it prompts for user name I enter root and then it asks for password adn I enter the password and I get login failed. So I got to the box i'm trying to ftp into, go to /etc/ftpusers and delete root from the list. Try again, login fails. I look in ther /etc/services ftp is not commented out and is using port 21 udp tcp . When I look in the indetd.conf file I have this line that is not commented out
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd proftpd

I've been searching for a couple of hours and I haven't been able to get it to work. Any ideas? TIA!!

you cant ftp as root. you can using scp though.

Try to sftp as root



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lynOS

I know you can use ftp as root, we have other boxes set up where that is done all the time. (However, our network admin is on vaction, hence I get to guess at how to figure this out....). I tried sftp and got an error message:

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY!
Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!
It is also possible that the RSA host key has just been changed.
The fingerprint for the RSA key sent by the remote host is
0f:b3:f8:a8:9e:ca:fc:05:8a:a6:97:30:23:12:cc:77.
Please contact your system administrator.
Add correct host key in /root/.ssh/known_hosts2 to get rid of this message.
Offending key in /root/.ssh/known_hosts2:8
RSA host key for tesla has changed and you have requested strict checking.
Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer

(this is all on an internal only network)

Got it!!!! in /etc/proftpd.conf I had to add the line RootLogin on and bingo it works!! woo hoo!! Thanks for all your help! It is greatly appreciated!