On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 18:16 -0500, Claude Jones wrote: > Paul Howarth wrote: > | On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 00:59 -0500, Claude Jones wrote: > || I got sftp working, today. I have two questions I can't seem > || to answer: 1) I first got it going by using the command line > || in a terminal window. For another reason, I happened to be in > || root. I connected and was able to log in after clicking past > || the warning message about the unknown key and putting in my > || username and password. Later on, I discovered how to do this > || with gftp, also from root. Later on, when I tried to do this > || with my username, I couldn't get in, getting a message that > || the key couldn't be identified or something - so, my first > || question is, is it a good idea to be logging in as root, and > || if not, how do get past the warning? > | > | Please post the exact error message you got. I would avoid > | logging in as root if at all possible. > | > > Here are the results from logging in as root vs as user: > > From user: > > The authenticity of host '66.225.207.87 (66.225.207.87)' can't be > established. > RSA key fingerprint is b1:29:73:c2:26:c6:1f:6b:83:5a:cd:80:bd:bd:2d:be. > Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes > > Warning: Permanently added '66.225.207.87' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. > Connection closed by 66.225.207.87 > Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer Does a user account of the same name exist on the remote machine? Does logging in to the remote machine as "root" work? $ sftp root@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
