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026. Why can't I ftp as root?

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This article is from the the Brief Linux FAQ (BLFAQ) Maintained by Neil Zanella nzanella@ganymede.cs.mun.ca

026. Why can't I ftp as root?

This is a security feature meant to protect you. No user listed in /etc/ftpuser is allowed to use ftp. Always ftp as a regular user.

 

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previous page: 025.  Why can't I telnet or rsh in to my Linux system as Root?page up: Brief Linux FAQnext page: 027.  I've tried to create a shell script and made it setuid root so the users can execute it. But no matter what I do, it doesn't execute with root privilege. Why?