Re: root access via FTP
Yes, root fails when using the password for "jpg", of course. I
didn't try entering the root password itself, in case it was a trick
to get the root password.
Justin, it is certainly possible that there was some sort of "su"
going on, although I didn't call it explicitly from the command line,
OS X does run installation and other programs as "su", and demands a
password.
After closing Terminal and restrating, this has not happened again
yet. I will try testing it some more - running something on OS X using
"su", and then trying to ftp to the Sarge box.
In any case, if it was a client problem, it is not a Debian issue at
all. I think I was confused because ssh (if I remember correctly)
defaults to not allowing root logins, and I thought the same policy
applied to the ftp servers (like wu-ftpd). I guess I was wrong.
Thanks for the help!
JP
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:08:00 -0700, Glenn English <ghe@slsware.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 20:59 +0100, JP Glutting wrote:
> > For some reason, when I log into Sarge, I am offered to login as root
> > by default. Up until today, I was offered to login with my username. I
> > am surprised by this, since I though root logins were turned off by
> > default.
> >
> > Has anyone else noticed this?
>
> Yes. When I'm root then su to myself and ftp, it offers to log in as
> root (this is all happening on the local end). But the server (on the
> other end) won't allow it -- it just keeps asking for root's password.
>
> All this is (probably) dependent on the particular ftp software on your
> systems.
>
> Try accepting the offer to log in as root. It should fail.
>
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> Glenn English
> ghe@slsware.com
>
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