I don't know of anyway to "SU" when using FTP. The FTP server on my Solaris
server will not recognize the "su" command, no matter how I issue it.
There is no way of sending the password to "su" as a command line parameter
anyway. So... I don't think that you will get this to work.

Here is a work-around. Use Net::Telnet to start a telnet session, su to root
in that telnet session, then as root:

1) the untested version:
start an ftp session and set it to display on your terminal.
example: ftp someserver.com -display your.ip.add.ress:0.0
this may not work and you need to have a way of displaying the incoming
data. i.e. you need to be on a unix machine running Xwindows,
or have an emulator running.

2) the tested verions:
start a shell session, /usr/bin/sh for example, and display it to your
terminal. /usr/bin/sh -display your.ip.add.ress:0.0
correction=>after the shell shows up on your system, use it to ftp to your machine
same rules as above, you will need to be on a unix machine running Xwindows
or have an emulator running.

Good Luck

- cybear

In reply to Re: Net::FTP Help by cybear
in thread Net::FTP Help by Anonymous Monk

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