How to configure SFTP to login in the “/” directory?
I want to login as root and make the / as the default directory in SFTP. Newbie help needed
root chroot sftp
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I want to login as root and make the / as the default directory in SFTP. Newbie help needed
root chroot sftp
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As a friendly advice from a more experienced user: please don't and follow the standard method. It is proven to work and it is secure. You can use this as a reference: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/Cookbook/SFTP
– Rinzwind
Jan 6 '14 at 10:22
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I want to login as root and make the / as the default directory in SFTP. Newbie help needed
root chroot sftp
I want to login as root and make the / as the default directory in SFTP. Newbie help needed
root chroot sftp
root chroot sftp
asked Jan 6 '14 at 6:57
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As a friendly advice from a more experienced user: please don't and follow the standard method. It is proven to work and it is secure. You can use this as a reference: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/Cookbook/SFTP
– Rinzwind
Jan 6 '14 at 10:22
add a comment |
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As a friendly advice from a more experienced user: please don't and follow the standard method. It is proven to work and it is secure. You can use this as a reference: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/Cookbook/SFTP
– Rinzwind
Jan 6 '14 at 10:22
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As a friendly advice from a more experienced user: please don't and follow the standard method. It is proven to work and it is secure. You can use this as a reference: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/Cookbook/SFTP
– Rinzwind
Jan 6 '14 at 10:22
As a friendly advice from a more experienced user: please don't and follow the standard method. It is proven to work and it is secure. You can use this as a reference: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/Cookbook/SFTP
– Rinzwind
Jan 6 '14 at 10:22
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Warning: This method might be unsafe for server users.
Ubuntu doesn't allow root user and also login in ssh as root by default.
So the first thing you have to do is to enable your root user account:
$ sudo passwd root
Now you have got your root account enabled now.
I am not sure whether you have installed your OpenSSH server or not.
So I will teach you how to install OpenSSH server.
$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Now you are able to edit the ssh config:
$ sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Find the line contains "PermitRootLogin no", modify it to "PermitRootLogin yes".
Oh yeah, now restart the ssh server:
$ sudo service ssh restart
Now give it a try
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Thanks. I edited the /etc/passwd file to change the root's home directory..
– Nabil
Jan 6 '14 at 12:57
every road leads to rome,right?
– z8r0
Jan 6 '14 at 13:40
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Warning: This method might be unsafe for server users.
Ubuntu doesn't allow root user and also login in ssh as root by default.
So the first thing you have to do is to enable your root user account:
$ sudo passwd root
Now you have got your root account enabled now.
I am not sure whether you have installed your OpenSSH server or not.
So I will teach you how to install OpenSSH server.
$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Now you are able to edit the ssh config:
$ sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Find the line contains "PermitRootLogin no", modify it to "PermitRootLogin yes".
Oh yeah, now restart the ssh server:
$ sudo service ssh restart
Now give it a try
1
Thanks. I edited the /etc/passwd file to change the root's home directory..
– Nabil
Jan 6 '14 at 12:57
every road leads to rome,right?
– z8r0
Jan 6 '14 at 13:40
add a comment |
Warning: This method might be unsafe for server users.
Ubuntu doesn't allow root user and also login in ssh as root by default.
So the first thing you have to do is to enable your root user account:
$ sudo passwd root
Now you have got your root account enabled now.
I am not sure whether you have installed your OpenSSH server or not.
So I will teach you how to install OpenSSH server.
$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Now you are able to edit the ssh config:
$ sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Find the line contains "PermitRootLogin no", modify it to "PermitRootLogin yes".
Oh yeah, now restart the ssh server:
$ sudo service ssh restart
Now give it a try
1
Thanks. I edited the /etc/passwd file to change the root's home directory..
– Nabil
Jan 6 '14 at 12:57
every road leads to rome,right?
– z8r0
Jan 6 '14 at 13:40
add a comment |
Warning: This method might be unsafe for server users.
Ubuntu doesn't allow root user and also login in ssh as root by default.
So the first thing you have to do is to enable your root user account:
$ sudo passwd root
Now you have got your root account enabled now.
I am not sure whether you have installed your OpenSSH server or not.
So I will teach you how to install OpenSSH server.
$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Now you are able to edit the ssh config:
$ sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Find the line contains "PermitRootLogin no", modify it to "PermitRootLogin yes".
Oh yeah, now restart the ssh server:
$ sudo service ssh restart
Now give it a try
Warning: This method might be unsafe for server users.
Ubuntu doesn't allow root user and also login in ssh as root by default.
So the first thing you have to do is to enable your root user account:
$ sudo passwd root
Now you have got your root account enabled now.
I am not sure whether you have installed your OpenSSH server or not.
So I will teach you how to install OpenSSH server.
$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Now you are able to edit the ssh config:
$ sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Find the line contains "PermitRootLogin no", modify it to "PermitRootLogin yes".
Oh yeah, now restart the ssh server:
$ sudo service ssh restart
Now give it a try
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Thanks. I edited the /etc/passwd file to change the root's home directory..
– Nabil
Jan 6 '14 at 12:57
every road leads to rome,right?
– z8r0
Jan 6 '14 at 13:40
add a comment |
1
Thanks. I edited the /etc/passwd file to change the root's home directory..
– Nabil
Jan 6 '14 at 12:57
every road leads to rome,right?
– z8r0
Jan 6 '14 at 13:40
1
1
Thanks. I edited the /etc/passwd file to change the root's home directory..
– Nabil
Jan 6 '14 at 12:57
Thanks. I edited the /etc/passwd file to change the root's home directory..
– Nabil
Jan 6 '14 at 12:57
every road leads to rome,right?
– z8r0
Jan 6 '14 at 13:40
every road leads to rome,right?
– z8r0
Jan 6 '14 at 13:40
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As a friendly advice from a more experienced user: please don't and follow the standard method. It is proven to work and it is secure. You can use this as a reference: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSSH/Cookbook/SFTP
– Rinzwind
Jan 6 '14 at 10:22