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====== How do I change user after login (e.g. su root)? ====== | ====== How do I change user after login (e.g. su root)? ====== | ||
- | None of the protocols ([[protocols#sftp|SFTP]], [[protocols#ftp|FTP]] and [[protocols#scp|SCP]]) supported by WinSCP allow the user to be changed in the middle of file transfer session. You need to start the session with the correct user. | + | None of the protocols ([[sftp|SFTP]], [[ftp|FTP]] and [[scp|SCP]]) supported by WinSCP allow the user to be changed in the middle of file transfer session. You need to start the session with the correct user. |
===== Direct Login ===== | ===== Direct Login ===== | ||
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In some cases (with Unix/Linux server) you may be able to use ''[[http://www.gratisoft.us/sudo/man/sudo.html|sudo]]'' command straight after login to change a user, before file transfer session starts. | In some cases (with Unix/Linux server) you may be able to use ''[[http://www.gratisoft.us/sudo/man/sudo.html|sudo]]'' command straight after login to change a user, before file transfer session starts. | ||
- | [[protocols#ftp|FTP]] protocol does not allow this. | + | [[ftp|FTP]] protocol does not allow this. |
- | The [[protocols#scp|SFTP]] and [[protocols#scp|SCP]] protocols allow for this, but the actual method is platform dependent. | + | The [[scp|SFTP]] and [[scp|SCP]] protocols allow for this, but the actual method is platform dependent. |
With SFTP protocol, you can use //[[ui_login_sftp#protocol_options|SFTP server]]// option on //SFTP tab// of Login dialog to execute SFTP binary under different user. With OpenSSH server, you can specify: | With SFTP protocol, you can use //[[ui_login_sftp#protocol_options|SFTP server]]// option on //SFTP tab// of Login dialog to execute SFTP binary under different user. With OpenSSH server, you can specify: |