Re: Ftp query

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From: Herbert Xu
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 00:00

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John Summerfield wrote:
> 
> In <329ce61b.4036516@newshost.dynamite.com.au>, moose@dynamite.com.au (Morty) writes:
> ]
> ]>P.S. The file /etc/ftpusers is meant to be a list of users who cannot
> ]>use the ftp command. Why then, if root is listed in this file, can I
> ]>use ftp as root?
> ]
> ]Because root can do anything it likes. :-]
> 
> Works here:

<...>

> Name (192.168.0.5): root
> 530 User root access denied...
> Login failed.
> ftp>

The original poster seems to be referring to the use
of the ftp client as root which is certainly doable.
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Date: 1996/12/05
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