How to login as root in Ubuntu EC2 using WinSCP

by Cuneyt Aliustaoglu

2017-07-30

Login to EC2 instance using PuTTY and run below command:

sudo visudo
add "ubuntu ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" to the end of the file

Edit sudoers

Then switch to Winscp and edit the advanced settings as below:

Edit WinSCP advanced settings

Now change the file protocol to SCP:

Edit session file protocol

Now you should be able to edit/create/delete files and folders using WinSCP