Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 17:14:37 -0500 (CDT) From: "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@colltech.com> To: Ken Bolingbroke <hacker@bolingbroke.com> Cc: Nathan Vidican <webmaster@wmptl.com>, Daniel Ruthardt <ruthardt@chello.at>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Telnet access from local network using "root" Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0006021712520.17205-100000@psasolar.private.psa.pencom.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006021122370.84727-100000@fremont.bolingbroke.com>
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> > > Daniel Ruthardt wrote: > > > > > > How do I tell FreeBSD that I want to allow my local network to access > > > my FreeBSD server using the "root" username via Telnet? Please help, > > > this is very important 'cause my server has no graphic card nor an > > > monitor (-; > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Daniel Ruthardt > > > > add users which you wish to be able to 'su root' into the group 'wheel'. > > See /etc/group, edit it, and add the username of any regular user to > > that group, then login via telnet as that user, type 'su' and enter the > > root password. It is not traditionally secure to telnet as root > > directly. > > And it's not any more secure that way, either. Install openssh or ssh > from /usr/ports/security and use that. And the direct answer to your question... vi /etc/ttys (I think, I don't have a box handy) and mark the pty's as secure. That will allow root logins from telnet. Now, that probably isn't the best idea from a security standpoint - using ssh and allowing root logins through ssh is probably a better idea. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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