Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 16:45:26 -0500 From: keyser@clio.rice.edu (Kevin Keyser) To: Andrew_Werner/SSW/Lotus@lotus.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: remote root console Message-ID: <9807232145.AA13066@clio.rice.edu>
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> I'm really sorry about this, I didn't clarify enough I suppose. I want to > be able to log in to root directly instead of as another super user. This > will be crucial as not everyone who will be using this box will have an > account on it. And I only want them to use root as their login instead of > being another user. You would need to add the word "secure" to the end of all the pseudo-terminal entries in /etc/ttys. As many have pointed out before, this is not a good idea from a security standpoint. > -A.J. Werner Kevin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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