FTP as a root

[SAM_24]

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.

[Geoff Wild]

Look in:

/etc/ftpd/ftpusers

do a man ftpusers

Rgds...Geoff

[Mark Grant]

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

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[SAM_24]

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

Thanks.

[rvrameshbabu]

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.