FTP

[ashley75]

Hi all,

I have a user setup in Linux and the user name let's say Oracle.

when I try to logon to the Linux box using FTP, I have very limited access and I can't see all of the partition in the box.

I only see /home/oracle/

I want to be able to access everything on the box when I FTP to the box.

Can someone show me how to set this up???

thanks

 

[danielhozac]

The only way to do that is to allow root to login via FTP. This is an incredibly bad idea though, as FTP passwords are sent in plaintext. You really should use SSH/SCP instead. //Daniel

 

[fluid11]

What FTP server are you using? It sounds like the chroot jail is set to /home/oracle. You need to change this to /, which isn't that great of an idea given the unsecure nature of FTP.

I agree with danielhozac about not logging in through FTP with the root account. Its okay with a normal user account, though.


ChrisP

 

[RLE]

Try logging with "oracle" user and then use "su" to became "root"

 

[dawookie]

What FTP client and server are you using?

If you are using a web browser try a command line ftp client. Normally you will start out in the home directory of the user, this is not bad. Unless your FTP server software is configured to not allow this, you should be able to change directories to wherever you want Cheers

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