On Jo, 08 mar 12, 17:13:06, Stayvoid wrote: > Hello. > > "Add root and the other users that should be able to su to the root > user to this group." > I'll be the only user of the server. Should I create a guest user for > me? Will it be enough to have a root access? It is considered good practice to use root access as little as possible and only when really necessary (e.g. don't run a music player as root except when you want to diagnose permission problems with the sound system). > (The answer is pretty obvious, but I want to be sure.) Is it? I have no idea what you think the correct answer is. > "To make sure that the user root can only log into the system from > local terminals, the following line should be enabled in > /etc/pam.d/login: auth requisite pam_securetty.so" > I'll use a remote connection (SSH). Is it possible (and necessary) to > make the opposite thing (to disable login from the local terminals)? What local terminal, isn't this about a VPS? Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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