Re: [LI] Telnet as root

[Vimal Mathew <vml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 07:29:07PM +0530, Arun K Desai wrote:
> Directly u can't telnet as root.Bcos that is they avoided for security purpose.But i don't know how it provides security.
> Did any one????

The terminal that you get when you telnet to a machine is not setup as a
secure terminal by default (Check your /etc/securetty ). You can add
ttyp0,ttyp1 (for older distributions) or 0,1 (in newer distributions) to
allow root logins on those terminals.

I dont know how allowing root login can ever be secure. You can add cross-checksto "su" or other setuid programs to ensure that anyone who logs in remotely doesnot get root access.

root access should be restricted to the console for security.

--vml,
Model Engg. College, Cochin

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