----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Bye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 6:07 AM Subject: Re: Mail Server using your IP & FTP in Root
2. when I attempt to ftp from root I get" 530 User root access denied." > > Where do I look up these error values. Everyone else can log on? I don't > > know what I did which isn't good for security. > > I bet "root" is mentioned in your /etc/ftpusers file, eh? It lists user > names that are NOT allowed to connect to the FTP service. Leaving root > in this list is a good idea - for at least two reasons. FTP passwords > are passed in cleartext on the wire, so can be easily sniffed. This is > bad. It's very bad indeed if it leads to your root password being > discovered. Also, for the same reason it's a bad idea to log in and > work as root - it is all too easy with an innocuous-looking typo to > wreck your system. > > HTH > > Dan > Standard procedure is to set up a seperate user in the wheel group for yourself. Use this for any activity that doesn't *require* root permission. In the case of connecting to your FTP server, even if you ARE root at the time, it's best to use: #ftp [EMAIL PROTECTED] where username is the "other account." And Daniels is very correct about the security of even this issue. If you are connecting over the "outside" Internet these user/pass combos could be sniffed and used to gain access to your box. Investigate SSH ( try PuTTY) and SecureFTP a client is also available that corresponds to PuTTY.... KDK To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
