From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Dec 5 12:38:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA05895 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:38:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from unix.tfs.net (as1-p17.tfs.net [139.146.205.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA05881 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:37:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jbryant@unix.tfs.net) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by unix.tfs.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) id OAA00812; Fri, 5 Dec 1997 14:35:09 -0600 (CST) From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199712052035.OAA00812@unix.tfs.net> Subject: Re: Telnet Root access In-Reply-To: <01bd01aa$f4f35de0$09d181c2@user2.shellnet.co.uk> from Steven Fletcher at "Dec 5, 97 06:24:00 pm" To: ircadmin@shellnet.co.uk Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 14:35:00 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Reply-to: jbryant@unix.tfs.net X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #0: Mon Dec 1 15:51:40 CST 1997 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31H (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > I've just installed FreeBSD 2.2.5 via FTP, and I can telnet into the machine > using any other user than root. The prompt simply says that the login fails, > but any other users is OK. I've check capitalisation, but I'm not sure why > this is happening. > > If anyone has any ideas, please reply > > Thanks. > Steven Fletcher > steven@shellnet.co.uk ahem... why would one wish to have the root password pass over an insecure network in plaintext form??? man su also, for most practical purposes, you should not even be using telnet... i suggest using ssh/sshd, because no passwords, in fact nothing in the entire session, is transmitted in plaintext. jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28pw voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+