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What to use to SU to root from regular user for scp or sftp?


I want to connect to a server but I need to turn root to be able to copy some files. I use WinSCP, I heard that it's possible to become root just after the authentification but for a sudoer without a password. The problem is that I need to write one to have the write permission..

Can someone make any suggestion for WinSCP or any other tool ?


Solution

  • Your question is badly worded, but there are a few things that I believe might work for you.

    First: su -. This should let you log in as root. Second: sudo -i. If you are in the sudoers file, this will enable you to become root. Third: You can use ssh root@machinename to remotely log into a linux machine as root. Fourth: scp is related to ssh, so when you use scp you could say something like scp root@machine1:file root@machine2:file