Using WinSCP to upload to an ec2 server

Hey all -

I am trying to upload my site using WinSCP to an Apache server I created on the Amazon EC2 VMI. The problem is, Amazon forces login with ec2-user rather than root, so I cannot gain read/write access in my public_html file. Is there a way to gain root access in WinSCP or change permissions for ec2?

Thanks!

Please read FAQ:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/faq_su

EC2-specific instructions worked for me today:

https://www.thatsgeeky.com/2011/10/connect-to-amazons-linux-via-winscp-as-root/

The main trick is to use the special "visudo" program to edit /etc/sudoers. Comment out the "Defaults requiretty" line.

Thanks for sharing this.
Turning off option requiretty is covered in the FAQ too.

For a general guide for connecting to Amazon EC2 see:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/guide_amazon_ec2