Re: [cobalt-users] FTP Login as Root

["Richard E. Perlotto II" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try removing root from the /etc/ftpusers file.  This will decrease the
security of the machine that you are using.  There should not be a good
reason to ftp anything as root.  You should be able to ftp the file as
a normal user, and then use su to become root and execute what you
need.


Richard

> Would you not just give user admin the same root level of priveledges in
> your password file?
> 
> ie: uid 0
> 
> On Sun, 2 Jan 2000, Fathi Said wrote:
> 
> > Hi guys,
> > 
> > I'm currently trying to gain root rights when logged in via my FTP client.
> > On the proftp site it tells me to add the following line to /etc/proftpd.conf
> > 
> > "Rootlogin on"
> > 
> > This is what I did, and I of course also restarted the FTP server, but for some reason
> my admin account doesn't have root rights,
> > and I also can't login with a user called "root" or something.
> > 
> > Anyone out there who has implemented this?
> > Any tips or ideas would be appreciated!!!
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Fathi
> > 
> > 
> >

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