[linrad] Re: FTP

[Rick Kunath <charter.net; k9ao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Leif Asbrink wrote:

> I have happily been using FTP to move files between 
> computers although I have only been able to get it 
> running on a few systems. (Red Hat 9 and Debian Etch)
>
> After upgrading Debian I can no longer FTP.
> This is the message:
> 500 OOPS: cannot locate user entry:ftpsecure
>
>  
<Snip>

> I did search the Internet, but after reading a lot
> of things meaning nothing to me I now try the Linrad
> list for assistance. Any ideas? 
>
>  
Leif,

Have you thought about avoiding FTP altogether and using ssh instead? 
This works without the use of an FTP server altogether.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_file_transfer_protocol

doing: sftp:// instead is what I do here.

fish:// is a less secure alternative also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_copy

Both of these work without messing about with an FTP server at all. I 
prefer sftp and use it exclusively to move files around here on my local 
LAN as well as across the Internet to other remote file servers. Both of 
these methods use an existing user account, so you drop the files into 
some existing users file space on the remote machine. If you need 
additional security, because these use ssh, you can use ssh keys for 
additional security. I don't on my local LAN which I have complete 
control over, but do for the remote machines.

These things should be built-in to any modern Linux distro. Most of the 
time, they just work out of the box.

Rick Kunath

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