From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 5 17:08:26 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A87AF16A41A for ; Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:08:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from b.movaqar@adempiere.org) Received: from kedah.mschosting.com (kedah.mschosting.com [202.75.42.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09D5B13C4DD for ; Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:08:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from b.movaqar@adempiere.org) Received: from [87.107.63.161] (port=54645) by kedah.mschosting.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1ISyM4-0003l4-Ug; Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:07:53 +0800 Message-ID: <46DEE36A.4010802@adempiere.org> Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:42:10 +0330 From: "Bahman M." User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070904) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mel References: <46DECD4F.3050408@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> <46DEDE4D.5080104@adempiere.org> <200709051902.58903.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <200709051902.58903.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - kedah.mschosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - adempiere.org X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: temporary su login X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:08:26 -0000 Mel wrote: > On Wednesday 05 September 2007 18:50:21 Bahman M. wrote: >> Robin Becker wrote: >>> At present I don't even allow login via ssh on that box ie it's purely key >>> based. >> I'm wondering how would you want to change a system to which you don't >> have access? Or did I misunderstood something? > > He's using ssh pub/private keys - not hashed system passwords, so no passwords > (even if hashed form) travels the network. You're right! I don't know why but I thought by "key based" he meant keyboard based, i.e. no net access! Should have read the question more carefully. Bahman