ftp client & vsFTPd server

[Maaz]

If i try to connect as root to ftp server i received the failed message as:
530 Login incorect
Login Failed

I face no prblm when connecting as noramal user. now how can I connnect to my ftp server as root. ??? ( server is redhat 7.2)

Second, I wana ask that If I connect to vsFTPd server via ftp client(not sftp client), then communication would encrypted/secure or plain-text/unsecure?????, bcause server is vsFTPd though client is old-fashioned ftp(unsecure). following is the condition:

ftp 192.168.1.20 # 192.168.1.20 is 9.0 server, running vsFTPd.
Connected to 192.168.1.20
220 ready, dude (vsFTPd 1.1.0: beat me, break me)
Name (192.168.1.20:root): user1
331 Please specifiy the password.
Password:
230 Login successful. Have fun.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp>

Regards,
Maaz

[Stuart Browne]

1) connecting to an FTP server as the 'root' user is a bad idea. If you really want to bypass this security measure, try removing 'root' from '/etc/vsftpd.users'. If that doesn't work, look into the 'userlist_deny' configuration flag.

2) 'sftp' is part of the openssh packages, and is in no way related to the 'ftp' protocol.

'vsftpd' won't encrypt anything, unless compiled against ssl libraries (of which is, once again, not related to 'sftp', which is an 'ssh' abstraction).

[Maaz]

ok, then please le me know How can I verify that the 'vsftpd' on my system is compiled against ssl libraries or not ???

[Steven E. Protter]

vsFTPd does not correctly authenticate with the built in ftp client for windows.

This is not an ssl issue in my opinion. It is a flaw in the Windows ftp client.

That client is a piece of garbage, in my opinion. The flaw is there. Use a real one and everything will be fine.

I had the exact same results until I stopped using Windows built in client.

SEP

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

I recommend you to use scp [from ssh suite]; there are many ssh/scp clients for MS Windows, for example

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/