bad password, but it isnt!

SylvanOgre

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Trying to ftp with main/default user name for my account: scp from (linux) command line fails with "bad password" error. filezilla (linux again) using main/default user works fine.
Created secondary ftp user in DirectAdmin with a known password (different from main user): scp from command line fails with "bad password" error.

what am I missing here?
 

Anna

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I believe the main issue is the use of SCP, as if I'm not mistaken that uses SSH to connect, something that is not available on free hosting.
 

SylvanOgre

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ah. that explains it.
would WPUT work? Probably not for security reasons?

attempting to put my home public ip address in a place where (only) I can find it. maybe upload it twice a day or something like that.
 

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WPUT seems like it would work. i'm not familiar with it, but I wouldn't mind helping you figure out if it would. You might want to consider using a dynamic DNS service. Some of them are free and also have a daemon that will update your DNS every time your router gets a new IP.
 

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Oh? I thought all of the free DDNS services had disappeared.

Implementing WPUT was more straightforward than I thought. I didnt think it would work for security reasons, but I hadnt done any homework on it, either.
I guess I can now be of help to someone instead of asking all of the time! ;);)
 

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Hmm...
WPUT only seems to work with Direct Admin account.
Tried creating a secondary ftp account, but authentication fails, both with WPUT and Filezilla.

Seems to be a Direct Admin password issue, again?
(Tried changing my DirectAdmin password awhile back, and the change didnt "stick". When I check/create/modify password of secondary ftp account, the existing password does not show, and it seems the password I enter doesnt get saved.)
It seems a password is required, however the one I am entering doesnt match the one Direct Admin has on file. Is it a base64 encode/decode error on the server side or something?
 
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