Gregor Maier grabbed a keyboard and wrote (in answer to George Petri):
>
> That's for security. The root user should NEVER be allowed to login directly
> over the network (the only acceptable is when using ssh).
> I'm not familiar with the ftp config files but I'm not sure if it is possible
> to configure the ftp server in a way to allow root logins.
>
> Also note that telnet and ftp transmit the password unecrypted. Everyone who is
> "listening" on your network connection can get you root password.
>
> If you just connect from your local private network where ALL users are trusted
> then you could use telnet (for normal users). In all other cases you should use
> ssh.
And George, most ssh clients that I know of support transferring files once
you're logged in, so you should never need to FTP as root. Do a ssh login
and then use your client's xfer function to transfer files.
Allowing telnet or FTP access to the root user directly is just *asking*
for someone to hack your machine....
--Dave
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