Re: FTP root access

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From: Michael A. Lockhart
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 00:00

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vishwanath parakala wrote:
> 
> RedHat by default disallows root access from a remote terminal
> A coupla months back somebody suggested a remedy to this ...
> 
> COuld somebody refresh my memory over this ..
> 
> Thanks
> 
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It's generally not a good idea to do this, but taking root out of
/etc/ftpusers should "fix" the problem. Also, you might need to remove
the root entry from /home/ftp/etc/passwd. I'm not sure though.

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