Need a Linux tool to capture my own keystrokes ...

[Keith Smith]

On 2015-05-08 05:19, kitepilot at kitepilot.com wrote:
> Hello Joe, as someone else already mentioned:
> save your password to a text file and "copy'n paste' it from there
> over and over again.
> That invalidates a typo and guarantees that you always use the same 
> password.
> 
> Now my concern:
> What I hear is:
> SSH likes me.
> FTP doesn't.
> 
> Is this box publicly running FTP?
> Oh boy...
> I hope not!
> ET

I agree for security purposes FTP should be disabled and SFTP should be 
used.  The reality is GoDaddy, iPower, HostGator, and I suspect most 
vhost providers have FTP enabled.  It is common practice.


> 
> 
> joe at actionline.com writes:
> 
>> Is there some kind of Linux tool that I can use to capture
>> my own keystrokes. I am having a problem with ssh login telling me 
>> "Permission denied"
>> I use the exact same password to ftp login and it works every time. So 
>> I'd like to be able to capture the keystrokes so I can prove that I am
>> not making a typo.  
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Keith Smith