Hi Dave,

On Saturday 10 November 2018 21:26:56 Dave Lers wrote:
> Michael Howard wrote:
> > On 10/11/2018 15:53, Dave Lers wrote:
> >> Baron wrote:
> >>> Hi Guys,
> >>>
> >>> Logging in as root in a terminal works, I can now get and put
> >>> individual files, to and from each machine, which is great
> >>> because it
> >>> means I did something right.  However it means that any file I
> >>
> >> I haven't read this thread, but don't you want sftp:// and
> >> shouldn't root ssh login be disabled?
> >
> > Why?
>
> I cannot imagine why anyone would want to use a terminal/ssh to
> move files (unless its something like an rsync script). OP appears
> to be trying to move files using a browser (maybe I snipped too
> much). Konqueror supports sftp://(user@)IP/host (ssh ftp, packaged
> with ssh) addresses which makes it really easy to move files
> to/from other machines. Using the already suggested key pairs it's
> just like working with files on the local system.
>
> I thought remote root logins were disabled by default, it's a
> standard security precaution (since I cannot $ su w/ sftp, I
> enable/limit root logins to key pairs on my remote server).
>
> ...I see that sshfs and using it in Konqueror via fish:// have been
> mentioned. I've never used them and see no point when Konqueror and
> sftp are already available.

Thank you for your reply.

I understand your comments.  However on both my machines running Q4OS 
and Trinity 14.05, Konqueror reports "malformed URL"  for any of the 
strings I type in the address bar.  As does Chrome and Firefox.

Using a terminal doesn't work unless I use a root one.
To be able to drag n drop using a browser would be nice particularly 
if it didn't alter permissions on the way.

I wish it was as easy as you say it should be :-)

-- 
Best Regards:
            Baron