RE: [ILUG] Logging as root

From: Justin MacCarthy (macarthy at domain iol.ie)
Date: Fri 27 Sep 2002 - 16:50:03 IST


I know its not exactly secure (i.e. not at all), but its a headless box
across the room and hasn't got sshd on it

Justin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Padraig Brady [mailto:padraig.brady at domain corvil.com]
> Sent: 27 September 2002 16:43
> To: macarthy at domain iol.ie
> Cc: Ilug at domain Linux.Ie
> Subject: Re: [ILUG] Logging as root
>
>
> Justin MacCarthy wrote:
> > Hi, I know there is some setting / somewhere in RedHat, that allows root
> > logon via telnet, can some remind me what it is ? Somewhere in
> a tty file ??
>
> You really don't want to do that. In fact telnet (and ftp for that matter)
> should be banned. Log in as a normal user and su -
>
> Padraig.
>
>
>



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