whm ftp login

[sniperscope]

Hello
I want to login whm via filezilla but i have no chance, even i shut down CSF firewall.
Why i need to login via ftp? because i want download back up files.
How can i do that? I really appreciate any help.
Regards

 

[CitizenK]

It appears that you want to enable root ftp login. Some ftp server do not support this due to security concerns. A more secure method of accessing your server to download backups is via sftp (ftp over ssh). You can use this in Filezilla (and some other ftp clients) by accessing your server using sftp://your-domain-name.tld If you are using an non-standard port for ssh you will need to specify that in your ftp client as well.

To answer your original question, you can enable root ftp login in Home >> Service Configuration >> FTP Server Configuration. You will want to set "Allow Logins with Root Password" to Yes, and then save this page.

Thanks!

 

[sniperscope]

Dear cpCitizenK
Thanks for reply. I did you said and i got error.
Error message from filezilla and configuration screen shot are below for your consideration.

Status: Connecting to 111.222.333.444:2xxx...
Response: fzSftp started
Command: open "[email protected]" 2xxx
Error: Disconnected: No supported authentication methods available (server sent: publickey,gssapi-with-mic)
Error: Could not connect to server

 

[arunsv84]

Hi,

Whats the error in /var/log/secure and /var/log/messages ?

Could you please paste it here?

Cheers!!!

 

[Phincy]

Hi sniperscope,

I assume 2xxx is a dummy and you are using the correct SSH port(?) .

Are you able to directly ssh to the server as root? As the error says, the server is allowing on the following authentication methods.

(publickey,gssapi-with-mic)

So, make sure you have proper SSH keys installed in your local computer for staring the SFTP connection to the server. If not, try adding the key or enable SSH password authentication via the section Home >> Security Center >> SSH Password Authorization Tweak in the WHM.
If still the issue persists, we will need the info arunsv84 mentioned earlier.

Best regards,

 

[sniperscope]

Hello guys
Thank you for your help and post.
I solved my problem already but forgot to post here.

Regards