Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 17:18:49 +0100 (BST) From: Andrew Boothman <andrew@ukug.uk.FreeBSD.org> To: big-sky@altavista.net Cc: Freebsd-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Root Login question Message-ID: <XFMail.990828171849.andrew@ukug.uk.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <000201bef155$ba4d60e0$0201010a@cmr.net>
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On 28-Aug-99 Mark Einreinhof wrote: > I've noticed I can login as root when connecting with SSH on port 22. I > can't do this when telneting normally. > > 1. Is this normal for SSH? Yes. Telnet is insecure because people can intercept network packets being sent between you and the FreeBSD box. All data sent over a SSH link is secure, and hence it's OK for a root login. > 2. How can I turn this root login on or off if desired? All terminals can be either 'secure' or 'insecure' as defined in /etc/ttys 'secure' means that it allows a root login, 'insecure' means that it doesn't --- Andrew Boothman <andrew@ukug.uk.FreeBSD.org> FreeBSD UK User Group http://ukug.uk.FreeBSD.org/~andrew/ http://ukug.uk.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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