From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 15 14:35:23 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DF37106566C for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:35:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from linnemannr@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f54.google.com (mail-pz0-f54.google.com [209.85.210.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4564A8FC0C for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:35:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by dakp5 with SMTP id p5so2137390dak.13 for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:35:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=xV1HK/nnzsIaOH34qVvbag6kvtJsZaqQpvtDIBUUQFE=; b=kpGWQ8lOL+g0S4k/DF5JrN/9lJqXUAcqNAozLEt6RfHOVUCZCoYABob/vlKRkNpLnE UI+d1CSIWjrcTh9u96HL3nOmdGcwVphR88ehC3Y6q4wM+joNFjpV4guRFuX1nc3kZIxw bwT0xKKYBSdF8fiXRKGjdZ46dGIpEKi7skiaQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.74.4 with SMTP id p4mr10186163pbv.123.1323959722908; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:35:22 -0800 (PST) Sender: linnemannr@gmail.com Received: by 10.142.195.13 with HTTP; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:35:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:35:22 -0600 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 7PN0u_aGxTLb0tmei4lezF5sCFA Message-ID: From: Reid Linnemann To: Daniel Lewis Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Enabling FTP and Telnet access for root and users X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:35:23 -0000 On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:26 AM, Daniel Lewis wrote: > How do I enable Telnet and ftp access for root and users? > =A0I turned on ftp and telnet in inetd but when at telenet or ftp prompt > access is denied. > > Im using free bsd 8.2 > > > > Thanks, > Daniel lewis > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" Disclaimer: Why in God's name would you want to enable root access through insecure means such as telnet and ftp? Do you have a specific requirement for these two protocols? For many years now ssh/sftp/scp have been able to securely provide analogous services, and I would recommend you take advantage of them before opening yourself up to the woes of root access on ftp and telnet. That being said, Are you not able to authenticate any users or just root? Are your ftpd and telnetd services being wrapped by inetd? Can you show inetd.conf? /etc/ftpusers contains a list of usernames that will be denied access through ftp, root and its alias toor are both in there by default