Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 22:18:16 +0000 (GMT) From: Cliff Rowley <dozprompt@onsea.com> To: Srikanth Kumar <skumar@newbridge.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can't remote login as root Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003202211290.1547-100000@merlin.onsea.com> In-Reply-To: <38D69CC7.4FD9A386@newbridge.com>
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That's how it's supposed to be. Not being able to login as root means
that if someone does gain access to your system by sniffing your
passwords, they still have to get root access, which is another barrier
(you want as many as you can get).
Also, you shouldnt be using telnet. It's insecure. Use ssh. Using root
passwords over ssh is still not advisable, but doing so over telnet is
handing your machine over to some hacker on a plate.
If you require a little more help in setting it up, you may find an
article or two at www.freebsddiary.org.
The correct method is always to login as a normal user, and su to root
when (and only when) you need to. Anything that is not dependent on root
access should be done as a normal user, *especially* if you are new to
UNIX.
Cliff Rowley
- while (!asleep) { code(); }
On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Srikanth Kumar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> $ uname -a
> FreeBSD BSD001 3.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE #0: Wed Mar 8 08:15:32
> EST 2000 root@BSD001:/usr/src/sys/compile/KERN_T1_QUAD i386
>
> I am unable to login to the Free BSD machine from a remote terminal, as
> root.
> I have been logging in as another user, and doing an su, to get root
> access.
> Can you help me out from this situation?
> I don't have the file /var/run/nologin present.
> /etc/login.access, is the default from the installation, as are the
> other files that login looks
> at.
> Thank you very much for your kind attention to this matter.
> Regards,
> Sri Kumar.
>
>
>
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