Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 14:56:14 -0700 From: Studded <Studded@dal.net> To: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero@microsoft.sucks.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: securetty? Message-ID: <35F1B37E.47B723E7@dal.net> References: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9809052329220.26248-100000@www.aachen.linux.de>
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Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > Is there some way to permit root logins over telnet, like the securetty > file in Linux, in FreeBSD 3.0? Sure there is, but you shouldn't do it. Log in as a normal user and use su. Not to mention that doing anything as root over telnet is a security risk. Use ssh instead. It's in the ports collection. Doug -- *** Chief Operations Officer, DALnet IRC network *** At Barry (a small town in south Wales) hidden cameras have had to be installed to keep watch on the town's CCTV [Closed Circuit Television] to record acts of vandalism against the CCTV. - Privacy Forum To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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