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eurgh.... blank root passwords... (shudder)

i stick with the standard of only one user being able to su to root, direct root logins being disabled, and deleting my toor account unless it is needed...

>The sources seems to mainly be cracked boxes with, aemh... blank root
>passwords.
>(everytime I read the previous 3 words together I shudder, apologies if
>they have the same effect on you :)
>
>| they're back and keep clogging my logs.
>| Is there a "easy" way of getting these ip-numbers added to the 
>| blocking-list of ipfw??
>