topic Re: FTP as a root in Operating System - HP-UX

FTP as a root

SAM_24 — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:38:17 GMT

Hi,

FTP fails When I try to ftp into one of my server as root running 11i. Where(in which config file or ACL) should I enable access for root?

Thanks.

Re: FTP as a root

Geoff Wild — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:41:49 GMT

Look in:

/etc/ftpd/ftpusers

do a man ftpusers

Rgds...Geoff

Re: FTP as a root

Mark Grant — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:43:23 GMT

either in /etc/ftpusers /etc/ftpaccess or /etc/inetd.conf depending on how it is being denied. Probably /etc/ftpusers.

Re: FTP as a root

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:01:45 GMT

It is a good idea to leave things that way.

ftpd does authentication in clear text.

That means when root logs on it sends the root password back and forth in clear text.

The security implications of this should be obvious.

Secure Shell and sftp will do the same job safely.

SEP

Re: FTP as a root

SAM_24 — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:56:07 GMT

I fixed the problem. It had to do with login shell.

Thanks.

Re: FTP as a root

rvrameshbabu — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:47:15 GMT

1) The FTP daemons denies logins to the user accounts that are in /etc/ftpd/ftpusers. Please remove 'root' from the file if present.

2) The login shell of user ( root in this case ) must be listed in /etc/shells , for ftp to work.