ftp with user root

[Robin Schoonover]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 17:58:47 -0700, <MPAREDES at telmex.com> 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 idea.  You should probably upload it
somewhere else, and then move it.

But if you -must-, take root out of /etc/ftpusers   If you do this, be sure
to put root back in after you are done.

-- 
Robin Schoonover (aka End)
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