Re: root access via telnet?
On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, Michael Legart wrote:
> Is it possible to allow root access via telnet?
> It is supposed to be used for remote administration. The server is
> *not* connected to the Internet and contains no sensitive/important
> data, so security would not be a problem. The server is (right now)
> only for playing with... :-)
For security reasons, I won't test this on my system. Some have already
mentioned ssh, /etc/securetty, and su (sudo is also possible). I'll just
mention /etc/login.defs. I believe commenting out the CONSOLE line may do
the trick (at least that's what the man page says). Not commenting it out
allows root logins from all devices. You have to specify individual
devices in /etc/securetty (probably not very fun in your situation).
HTH,
Brandon
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