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Network Troublshooting => Linux Servers Support => Topic started by: deven_01 on September 24, 2005, 07:14:29 AM

Title: ftp problem
Post by: deven_01 on September 24, 2005, 07:14:29 AM

Dear friend
I am able to do ftp to all my user except root
how can i do ftp to my root at localhost
e.g. $ftp loclhost
machine ask me login name & password
when i put root & root password it gives permission denied
So how can i do that
Actually there is one setting in file i forget that file If anybudy knows kindly send it
Regards,
Linux User

Title: ftp problem
Post by: Ricky on September 24, 2005, 12:45:13 PM

You have not mentioned your OS, btw for ftp login in fedora you can  edit the files /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers and /etc/vsftpd.user_list  and remove the 'root' line from each file.

Title: ftp problem
Post by: gauravbajaj on September 26, 2005, 05:02:20 AM

You can also use  sftp instead of ftp..

Gaurav