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Date:      Wed, 29 Nov 1995 17:43:07 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>
To:        Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Cc:        p.richards@elsevier.co.uk (Paul Richards), freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: schg flag on make world in -CURRENT
Message-ID:  <199511300043.RAA22160@rocky.sri.MT.net>
In-Reply-To: <199511292212.PAA28788@phaeton.artisoft.com>
References:  <199511290956.JAA13824@isis> <199511292212.PAA28788@phaeton.artisoft.com>

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> > I see some merit though in preventing root access period from insecure
> > pty's. If it was an added security level I'd be in favour of it. There
> > are machines where I'd like to disable remote root access completely.
> 
> Good idea.  If you bump the secure level, you have to use a secure line
> to enter the root password.  This satisfy everyone?

I think that's fair enough.  If I hear you correctly, you'd have to
modify 'su' to only run on secure terminals if you are the non-default
secure level?


Nate



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