Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 09:52:42 +0100 From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Telnet - can't telnet is as root Message-ID: <20040705085242.GB26310@lb.tenfour>
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* peter lageotakes <plageotakes@yahoo.com> [0751 08:51]: > --- freebsd@stateautomation.com wrote: > > .... any reason why I > > should configure my system so that I can telnet in > > directly as root? > I believe that this would be a security precaution. > If someone tries to compromise your system, then it > means that they have to get two passwords to get root. But if you're telnetting, you're sending both in the clear anyway.... -- Fortune's Fictitious Country Song Title of the Week: "How Can I Miss You if You Won't Go Away?" Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
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