Re: [cobalt-users] FTP Login as Root

["Fathi Said" <fathi@xxxxxx>]

> 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.

Hmm...., a question:
Why is it more secure to login as root via telnet than via FTP? I don't understand this as the passwords are sent unencrypted, no
matter how I login as root..., or am I wrong?

Thanks,
Fathi