From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Sep 5 14:58:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA16750 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 5 Sep 1998 14:58:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dt053nb4.san.rr.com (dt053nb4.san.rr.com [204.210.34.180]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA16743 for ; Sat, 5 Sep 1998 14:58:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Studded@dal.net) Received: from dal.net (Studded@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dt053nb4.san.rr.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA07501; Sat, 5 Sep 1998 14:56:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Studded@dal.net) Message-ID: <35F1B37E.47B723E7@dal.net> Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 14:56:14 -0700 From: Studded Organization: Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.7-STABLE-0905 i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: securetty? References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > Is there some way to permit root logins over telnet, like the securetty > file in Linux, in FreeBSD 3.0? Sure there is, but you shouldn't do it. Log in as a normal user and use su. Not to mention that doing anything as root over telnet is a security risk. Use ssh instead. It's in the ports collection. Doug -- *** Chief Operations Officer, DALnet IRC network *** At Barry (a small town in south Wales) hidden cameras have had to be installed to keep watch on the town's CCTV [Closed Circuit Television] to record acts of vandalism against the CCTV. - Privacy Forum To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message