ftp with user root

2003-10-28 Thread MPAREDES
Hi: I need to transmit some files to the BSD server, one of this files is the /etc/bootptab, which belongs to root, so I need root access How can I enable ftpd to permit the user root? maps ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: ftp with user root

2003-10-28 Thread Robin Schoonover
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 17:58:47 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi: I need to transmit some files to the BSD server, one of this files is the /etc/bootptab, which belongs to root, so I need root access How can I enable ftpd to permit the user root? You shouldn't. It's a -really- bad

Re: ftp with user root

2003-10-28 Thread Technical Director
Hello, bootptab means you are using your server in a working environment, so consider not using an unsafe method like ftp to get the file from A to B. If your lan is TOTALLY non-public and has no ways for access you can open up ftp for user root by modifying the /etc/ftpusers file and knock out

RE: ftp with user root

2003-10-28 Thread MPAREDES
Hi Robin and Director: The situation is, I have 3 servers, now sun, but planning to change them to FreeBSD, so right now I have a program in FoxPro to administer the database of diskless, with this program I generate the bootptab and download periodically to the servers in case of somebody

RE: ftp with user root

2003-10-28 Thread Viktor Lazlo
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Robin and Director: The situation is, I have 3 servers, now sun, but planning to change them to FreeBSD, so right now I have a program in FoxPro to administer the database of diskless, with this program I generate the bootptab and download