Re: [cobalt-users] FTP Login as Root

["Neil J. Kemp" <guyver@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Not if you use SSH to login (like telnet, but it's encrypted -
http://www.ssh.fi)

--Neil

On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Fathi Said wrote:

> > 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
> 
> 
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