Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 12:06:35 -0500 From: Srikanth Kumar <skumar@newbridge.com> To: cjclark@home.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can't remote login as root Message-ID: <38D7AC1B.B6EB8525@newbridge.com> References: <38D69CC7.4FD9A386@newbridge.com> <20000320223031.B81950@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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--------------FEFF84C3CD0989A9BAFDC8A3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Doug, Cliff, Kevin, Chris, Crist, Thank you all for taking the time to answer. Your method (of marking the terminal secure) is the approach I have taken. We are using a Free BSD m/c in the lab to test our routing stack, which needs to be run in priveleged mode. However, I have let people know about your security concerns, and the reasons for the Free BSD remote login philosophy. Thanks again, -Sri Kumar. Crist J. Clark wrote: > On Mon, Mar 20, 2000 at 04:48:55PM -0500, Srikanth Kumar wrote: > > Hi, > > > > $ uname -a > > FreeBSD BSD001 3.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE #0: Wed Mar 8 08:15:32 > > EST 2000 root@BSD001:/usr/src/sys/compile/KERN_T1_QUAD i386 > > > > I am unable to login to the Free BSD machine from a remote terminal, as > > root. > > I have been logging in as another user, and doing an su, to get root > > access. > > Can you help me out from this situation? > > FreeBSD does not allow remote root access by default. This is a > feature, not a bug. Logging in as another user and su(1)ing to root is > the prefered method to get administrator access. Why is that a > problem? > > To disable this security feature, go to /etc/tty and mark the > appropriate terminals 'secure.' > -- > Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Srikanth Kumar skumar@newbridge.com Ph: 703-736-5923 Newbridge Networks 593 Herndon Pkwy, Herndon, VA, 20170 Fax: 703-736-5959 Expressed opinions of skumar. NN may not share the same view. --------------FEFF84C3CD0989A9BAFDC8A3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> Doug, Cliff, Kevin, Chris, Crist, <BR>Thank you all for taking the time to answer. Your method (of marking <BR>the terminal secure) is the approach I have taken. We are using a Free BSD <BR>m/c in the lab to test our routing stack, which needs to be run in priveleged <BR>mode. <BR>However, I have let people know about your <BR>security concerns, and the reasons for the Free BSD remote login philosophy. <BR>Thanks again, <BR>-Sri Kumar. <P>Crist J. Clark wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>On Mon, Mar 20, 2000 at 04:48:55PM -0500, Srikanth Kumar wrote: <BR>> Hi, <BR>> <BR>> $ uname -a <BR>> FreeBSD BSD001 3.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE #0: Wed Mar 8 08:15:32 <BR>> EST 2000 root@BSD001:/usr/src/sys/compile/KERN_T1_QUAD i386 <BR>> <BR>> I am unable to login to the Free BSD machine from a remote terminal, as <BR>> root. <BR>> I have been logging in as another user, and doing an su, to get root <BR>> access. <BR>> Can you help me out from this situation? <P>FreeBSD does not allow remote root access by default. This is a <BR>feature, not a bug. Logging in as another user and su(1)ing to root is <BR>the prefered method to get administrator access. Why is that a <BR>problem? <P>To disable this security feature, go to /etc/tty and mark the <BR>appropriate terminals 'secure.' <BR>-- <BR>Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com</BLOCKQUOTE> <PRE>-- _____________________________________________________________________________ Srikanth Kumar skumar@newbridge.com Ph: 703-736-5923 Newbridge Networks 593 Herndon Pkwy, Herndon, VA, 20170 Fax: 703-736-5959 Expressed opinions of skumar. NN may not share the same view.</PRE> </HTML> --------------FEFF84C3CD0989A9BAFDC8A3-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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