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Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2001 17:48:46 +1100
To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>
From: Rob B <rbyrnes@ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Re: Re[2]: Tiny starter configuration for FreeBSD
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At 18:18 2/11/2001, Anthony Atkielski sent this up the stick:
> > I'd still recommend not allowing root to log
> > in remotely.
>
>If there weren't so many blasted things that have to be done as root, I'd 
>agree.
>But almost everything affecting the system requires root, it seems.


Rather than logging in as root (big no-no as you suspect) why not ssh in as 
a user, then su to root, or better still investigate the sudo program, that 
way, things can be done as root without other users knowing the root 
password, and _everything_ done via sudo is logged by default.

Rob


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