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Re: [ts-7000] ftpd (to Eddie indirectly) - cannot login as root

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] ftpd (to Eddie indirectly) - cannot login as root
From: Christopher Friedt <>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 09:51:05 +0200
(cutting & patsting directly from the troll-ftpd man page:)

"       Note that ftpd allows remote users to log in as root if the 
password is known and -u not used. "

For me, it's just much easier to copy files over to a development 
system. The ftpd will be disabled or removed... but i would at least 
like a quick way to copy files over - even if it is dirty ;-)

~/Chris


Joe Bouchard wrote:
> On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 11:02:11PM +0200, Christopher Friedt wrote:
>> Hi Eddie,
>>
>> I saw your posting to the list way back when about troll-ftpd, the ftpd, 
>> included on the default TS filesystem.
>>
>> I just built it myself, but for some reason I can't log in as root. I
>> keep getting '530 Sorry' in the telnet session on the client side when I 
>> try to enter the proper password.
> 
> There is a reason for this.  It's considered good security policy to disable
> telnet, ssh, or ftp login as root, especially if you are transmitting the
> password in clear text. Typically you need to login as yourself and then su, 
> or
> in the case of ftp, put/get as yourself and copy things around as root.
> 
> Some ftpd's may allow you to bypass this in the .conf file, and this may be
> an option here, don't know.  Make sure you really need to be able to do this.
> 
> Joe
> 


 
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