Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:44:52 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Roger Merritt <mcrogerm@stjohn.ac.th> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Transferring directories over a network Message-ID: <20041222054452.GB3156@osiris.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20041222121229.00a25a00@127.0.0.1> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20041222121229.00a25a00@127.0.0.1>
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On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 12:24:59PM +0700, Roger Merritt wrote:
> I hope this isn't too common a question. I couldn't devise a good set of
> keywords to use Google.
>
> I just received a new machine to replace my ancient server/gateway. I
> decided the best way to go was to install FreeBSD 5.3, and transfer user
> directories and config files using ssh over the intranet. Of course, I
> overlooked the fact that you can't login to root.
Here's a thought: if it's only going to be in your internal network,
why not enable PermitRootLogin under sshd until you get the files
across.
Cheers.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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