Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 16:48:52 +1000 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: PetBuilder <petbuilder@mediaone.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Telnet & Root access Message-ID: <20010921164852.C10641@k7.mavetju.org> In-Reply-To: <000c01c14266$5cc11660$0100a8c0@home>; from petbuilder@mediaone.net on Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 11:26:35PM -0700 References: <000c01c14266$5cc11660$0100a8c0@home>
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On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 11:26:35PM -0700, PetBuilder wrote: > I'm trying to telnet into a server with 4.3 and I can log in thru > telnet using a regular user name and pass but it will not accept > the root log in and pass. It's a first step regarding security. See "man ttys" and /etc/ttys (search for "secure"). You are looking for ttyp0 and further. Honestly, don't enable it unless you're 100% sure that the network is safe, from your computer to that remote host. Better login as a normal user and su to it. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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