Root access to FTP

Bill Prescott

Root access to FTP

« on: January 23, 2003, 06:40:01 PM »

I have an problem that I can resolve with the server if I can enable Root access via FTP for our internal network temporarily. I have tried the usuall things and it won't work. I am very new to this Linux thing and have gotten along quite well in my ignorance due to the e-smith server and gateway's ease of use and ease of installation. It's only when things don't go as planned that I encounter problems.

I recently backedup the software from an old server and did a clean install to the new hardware and did the restore. Now that is all working but the damn backup hangs the system infinitely. I have to power off the server to gain access or control again.

Since I can not do a fresh backup... I am looking to FTP off the user folders and then wipe and reload the 5.5 version and then add the users manually and finally restore their e-mail. The E-mail is all I need to recover. I'm not using it for file and print as yet. soon though. I do Need this backup to work once more.

Any help is appreciated.

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Nathan Fowler

Re: Root access to FTP

« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2003, 09:43:09 PM »

Use SFTP, it's an SSH enabled version of FTP that will allow root login. FTP is plain-text so it isn't a good idea to use.

Putty's SFTP can be found here, it's freeware:
http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/psftp.exe

I've also written a small perl program that will automatically tar-gzip the users's home directories (including mail) to a file, a single .tgz for each user, if you want this let me know and I'll email it.

Nathan

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JeffC

Re: Root access to FTP

« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2003, 10:18:31 PM »

Nathan,

That would be a handy little script to have. Would you mind sending it to me please.

Thanks,

-jeff

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Klaus Boehme

Re: Root access to FTP

« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2003, 05:35:23 AM »

If you are more comfortable with the WIN environment you may care to look at Secure Copy. There is a great Windows Secure Copy client at http://winscp.vse.cz/eng/ (freeware and handy for all admins to have).

The other alternative is to look at TFTP - again there is a great Windows TFTP Server and Client program at http://tftpd32.jounin.net/

I don't know if SME has TFTP client ability built in or not .. not near a machine to look at present.

Klaus

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