Re: [cobalt-users] root ftp access?

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"H.P. Stroebel" wrote:

> no good idea. the root password is transmitted in plain
> text; it could be relatively easy be sniffed.

While I agree it's a lousy idea, I note that the original post specified
this was for the purpose of using a separate secure network for logging
in to the RaQ as root.

Here's the documentation for the addition to the /etc/proftpd.conf file
from the FAQ at: "http://www.proftpd.net/docs/proftpdfaq-full.html";.

> 6.2 How do I ftp as root?
> 
> First off this is a bad idea ftping as root is insecure, there are better
> more secure ways of shifting files as root.
> 
> To enable root ftp ensure that the directive "RootLogin on"
> is included in your configuration.

Note that under certain circumstances, changes made in the RaQ gui WILL
change the /etc/proftpd.conf file.

Jeff
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