FW: 2 sftp questions

From: Claude Jones (claude_jones_at_levitjames.com)
Date: 03/19/05

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    Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:16:16 -0500
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    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

     From root:

    [root@viewridgeproductions1 cj]# sftp 66.225.207.87
    Connecting to 66.225.207.87...
    root@66.225.207.87's password:
    sftp> 

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Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA
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