[wplug] scp, ssh, ftp login only root

[Scott Kiesling]

Just got back to this problem...

I *can* log in with root, but not as a normal user. I know it is a bad
idea but I was desperate. I don't even run these services normally for
security reaons (it's a laptop, so I'm just trying to move some data
around).

On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 22:54, Lance Tost wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Scott Kiesling wrote:
> > I am trying to use ssh, scp, and ftp to log into my machine (the former
> > preferred). When I try to log in, I get the message "530 Authentication
> > failed, sorry Login failed." When I try loggin in as root (dangerous, I
> > know), it works. I am using the same password I use successfully when
> > loggin in at the console. What is wrong? How can I fix it? 
> 
> Often, remote root access is prohibited for security reasons.  For 
> ssh/scp, look in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.  Make sure PermitRootLogin is set 
> to yes.  Restart sshd (service sshd restart) and try again.
> 
> For ftp, (really bad idea since the password is sent in the clear)... it 
> looks like something called vsftpd is the default now?  I don't know since 
> I haven't really bothered with ftp in some time (I always use scp)... 
> anyway, if using vsftpd, remove the root line from /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers.
> 
> -- 
> Lance Tost <ltost at pobox.com>
> 
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