Re: File transfer using ssh
Sam Couter <sam@topic.com.au> writes:
> Philipp Schulte <pschulte@uni-duisburg.de> wrote:
> >
> > You should never be too lazy to log in as a user and su to root.
>
> su to root: 8 character password.
> ssh directly as root: 1024 bit RSA key.
Eh, ssh in as user and su to root is what Phil is talking about ...
> Which one is easiest to crack?
>
> I don't allow telnet logins as root, but I'm quite happy to allow RSA
> authenticated root logins with SSH.
su to root after ssh'ing and you will have a log entry telling you who
su'd to root (assuming you're not tossing authpriv which you shouldn't
to begin with)
> Plus, su doesn't forward X connections.
Real sysadmins don't need X to admin! (duck)
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Olaf Meeuwissen Epson Kowa Corporation, Research and Development
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