FW: 2 sftp questions

[Claude Jones]

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


-- 
Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA