From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 25 23:02:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C314416A4CE for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:02:40 +0000 (GMT) Received: from zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (zcamail05.zca.compaq.com [161.114.32.105]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 841B243D41 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:02:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jason.sheets@hp.com) Received: from cacexg13.americas.cpqcorp.net (cacexg13.americas.cpqcorp.net [16.92.1.76]) by zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A40FCBDAB; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:02:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from idbexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net ([16.88.97.3]) by cacexg13.americas.cpqcorp.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:02:16 -0700 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:03:44 -0600 Message-ID: <2D8BB15C7B5C214F81C32D3A83B32736FE60F4@idbexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Change root user name? possible? Thread-Index: AcSK6yGqDJek0so6QymX7RoIsKfAnQACq+qgAABp0bA= From: "Sheets, Jason (Manpower Contract)" To: , X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Aug 2004 23:02:16.0413 (UTC) FILETIME=[90CD10D0:01C48AF7] Subject: RE: Change root user name? possible? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:02:40 -0000 There are far better and less problematic ways to increase the security of a system. If you haven't already look at man 7 security. Disable SSH root login and turn off telnet to remove the ability of a remote root login at the very least. Jason -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Ara Avvali Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 4:51 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Change root user name? possible? Sorry if this might sound crazy, but is there anyway to rename root account to something else for extra security? Thank you _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"