Re: Ftp query

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From: John Summerfield
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 1996 00:00

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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:
IBM TCP/IP for OS/2 - FTP Client ver 06:54:37 on Jan 26 1996
Connected to 192.168.0.5.
220 chess.summerfield.network FTP server (Version wu-2.4.2-academ[BETA-9](1) Thu Feb 29 15:50:44 EST 1996) rea
dy.
Name (192.168.0.5): root
530 User root access denied...
Login failed.
ftp>

Chess is a Linux machine running RedHat 3.0.3


Cheers


John Summerfield
Warped & Connected
Perth, Western Australia
OS2 support @ http://www.iinet.net.au/~summer
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