On Sat, 2005-03-19 at 06:30 -0500, Claude Jones wrote: > Paul Howarth wrote: > > >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? > > > > > yes > > >Does logging in to the remote machine as "root" work? > > > >$ sftp root@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Yes. That's what I'm trying to figure out. I can log in as root, but not > as a regular user. Can you ssh in as the regular user? $ ssh 66.225.207.87 Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
