From: Ronan Kirby (rkirby at domain iol.ie)
Date: Tue 25 May 1999 - 10:02:01 IST
> It really, really, really is a bad idea to allow telnetting directly to
> root. Either log in as a normal user, then "su", or (the preferred
> option), eschew telnet altogether in favour of ssh, which is vastly more
> appropriate for network logons of all types.
>
A point worth noting if your gonna use SSH. Unlike telnet, it does
not actually block root from logging in remotely! There is a patch
available for it, and would suggest installing it before using SSH. Other
than that I would agree with Colm, in saying SSH is infinitely more
appropriate.
- Ronan
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