Date: 11 May 2001 01:39:29 EST From: "Mark Sergeant" <msergeant@snsonline.net> To: "Lim Seng Chor" <Lim.Seng.Chor@sit.edu.my>, Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: preventing direct root login on telnetd Message-ID: <200105110639.f4B6dVw00660@xyzzy.intranet.snsonline.net> In-Reply-To: <3AFBF92D.16732.AA3733@localhost> References: <3AFBF92D.16732.AA3733@localhost>
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If you telnet from another machine you are able to log in as root using SRA. This has only happened since 4.3-RELEASE. cheers, Mark On Fri, 11 May 2001 14:37:44 +0800, Lim Seng Chor said: :: go and modify your /etc/login.access :: :: by default, root login is not allowed in ssh and telnet but console :: only. :: :: On 11 May 2001, at 0:09, Mike Tancsa wrote: :: :: > :: > Is there a way to prevent root from logging in directly on STABLE via :: > telnet ? :: > :: > ---Mike :: > -------------------------------------------------------------------- :: > Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 :: > Network Administration, mike@sentex.net Sentex Communications :: > www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada :: > www.sentex.net/mike :: > :: > :: > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org :: > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message :: :: :: :: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org :: with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message :: :: -- Mark Sergeant Unix Systems Administrator Fortune follows... If you keep anything long enough, you can throw it away. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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