Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 01:49:13 +0100 From: Wim Livens <wim@livens.net> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: root without password ? Message-ID: <20020109004913.GB54233@krijt.livens.net>
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I have a backoffice multiuser system with "friendly" users, most of which need root access quite often. In order not having them to type the root password all the time when doing su, I thought of using a passwordless root account. Would that be a stupid thing to do (security-wise) if the following conditions are met: - only users that need root access belong to the wheel group - you can't login as root directly via telnet (default settings) - you can't login as root via ftp (default settings) - no other services are enabled in inetd.conf regards, -- Wim Livens. C o l t B e l g i u m "In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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