How do I create an FTP user or the equivalent of? Thanks
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I agree with wiak, it is better if you use SFTP. It is more secure than FTP anyway. You can use WinSCP to log into your server with the root user and password.
this is not helpful… at all. if we wanted to use sftp we would, or would ask how to set up sftp…
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