Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 12:44:42 -0700 (MST) From: Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com> To: Capriotti <capriotti@geocities.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: telnet root login Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980225124040.17020A-100000@dot.ishiboo.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980225171800.0098d100@pop.mpc.com.br>
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You could change your /etc/ttys file to allow "secure" logins on pty's, but that is not generally accepted. You need to login as a non-root user who is a member of the group "wheel" and use the su command to become root. Telnet packets can be snooped and reconstructed, allowing others to know your root password. You should look insto installing "stel" or "ssh" and using these instead of telnet. Disable telnet completely if possible. This should have been sent to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. Kevin On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Capriotti wrote: > Sorry to boder you guys again, but I am in trouble here. > > The Brazilian FBSD list is not working, so, I have no other source of info > I can count with. My question is very basic and shouldn't be addressed to > hacker in normal conditions, but... here it goes: > > I'm trying to log to the FBSD machine using NT 4 workstation's telnet. > > Any root-level user can't login; The login attempt returns: > > Login incorrect > > Other non-root users login ok. > > Is this a security - FBSD - issue or an NT issue, and how to get it solved ? > > Thank you again (ahmmmm... is there a FreeBSD-basic questions list ??? :) ) > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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