AW: [cobalt-users] root ftp access?

["WebControl" <mw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Might be this is a stupid question but how
> > can we allow the root user to login via ftp
> > to a RaQ2? In Linux boxes we normaly delete
> > root from the ftpusers file in /etc but this
> > file is empty in a RaQ server. We need this
> > to establish ftp connections over the second
> > nic card (IP is in private address space -
> > backend traffic) and there should be the
> > limitation that root can login via ftp only
> > from a specific ip. Any idea is welcome.
> 
> no good idea. the root password is transmitted in plain
> text; it could be relatively easy be sniffed.

Well, we know. Anyway we need it for some reason.
Can someone advice how to do it?

Michael