Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 22:10:30 -0600 From: John-David Childs <jdc@denver.net> To: higgins@lexmark.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Login as root Message-ID: <19970812221030.64528@denver.net> In-Reply-To: <199708121338.AA03909@interlock2.lexmark.com>; from higgins@lexmark.com on Tue, Aug 12, 1997 at 02:41:38PM %2B0100 References: <199708121338.AA03909@interlock2.lexmark.com>
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On Tuesday August 1997, higgins@lexmark.com <higgins@lexmark.com> had this to say about "Re: Login as root": > > Hello, > > I have FreeBSB 2.2.2 and want to configure it to let me login as root from > another machine using TCP/IP and telnet. > > I know that on many UNIX systems you have to change system files to allow > any other station apart from the console to login as root and this seems to > be the same with FreeBSD. BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD!!!! DO NOT *ever* telnet to a system and login as root. That's why the "su" program (or better yet get sudo from the ports) exists. Install a copy of ssh/sshd so that when you do connect to the remote system and su/sudo to root, your password (and all traffic between you and the remote machine) is encrypted...otherwise you are BEGGING to be hacked. > > Can you tell me how to do this as currently it won't let me and gives a > 'Login Incorrect' error message although the user name (root) and password > I specify are correct? I can login as any other user apart from root via > telnet without a problem. > > Please let me know. > > Regards > > > > Chris > > > Technical Services Lexmark Int, Little Marlow Road, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 3RQ, > England > Phone : +44 (0)1628 480640*2 Fax : +44 (0)1628 481908 > IEA = FRLV8QSW@IBMMAIL > Internet ID = HIGGINS@Lexmark.com > -- John-David Childs (JC612) Enterprise Internet Solutions System Administrator @denver.net/Internet-Coach/@ronan.net & Network Engineer 901 E 17th Ave, Denver 80218 As of this^H^H^H^H next week, passwords will be entered in Morse code.
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