SFTP Authentication Failed, Need to retrieve password

[fearworks]

Hi there,

I am using Filezilla to access SFTP, for some way, i cannot access with the root password, i did checked the /root/passwords.txt file and it matches the one i input to login using root as a username.

When i try to connect, i get Authentication Failed. Unfortunately... 

Code:

Status: Waiting to retry... Status: Connecting to xx.xxx.xx.xxx... Response: fzSftp started, protocol_version=8 Command: open "root@xx.xxx.xx.xxx" 22 Command: Pass: **************** Error: Authentication failed. Error: Critical error: Could not connect to server

That is exactly what i get now. I did checked the file, but still cant connect to SFTP, any idea? Thanks in advance for your time and attention.

I don't know much about SFTP so might not be much help here.

I have just connected to my server using FileZilla and the SFTP protocol, using the root user - no problems that I can see. Are you sure you're using the correct password? Or maybe you need to update FileZilla?

Code:

Status: Connecting to host-a-03.xoxoxoxoxo.co.uk... Response: fzSftp started, protocol_version=8 Command: open "root@host-a-03.xoxoxoxoxo.co.uk" 22 Command: Pass: ********** Status: Connected to host-a-03.xoxoxoxoxo.co.uk Status: Retrieving directory listing... Command: pwd Response: Current directory is: "/root" Status: Directory listing of "/root" successful

For reference, my FileZilla version is 3.35.1 and I am connecting via a LAN only. Maybe the interwebs or a firewall is blocking something?

Keith