From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 25 12:00:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA01071 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 12:00:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from server4.mpcbbs.com.br (server4.mpc.com.br [200.246.0.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA00858 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 11:59:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from capriotti@geocities.com) Received: from hot_nt (node71.mpc.com.br [200.246.0.71]) by server4.mpcbbs.com.br (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id RAA01691 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:59:40 -0200 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980225175754.00a60950@pop.mpc.com.br> X-Sender: capriotti@pop.mpc.com.br X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:58:06 -0300 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Capriotti Subject: Re: telnet root login Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Disabling the telnet completly means that the FBSD box won't use telnet to exchange terminal information (right???), BUT, if I start using SSH, what am I using at the client side to access the FBSD box ? BTW, some other questions not directly related to this, but that will raise while I am making all modificatios: where do I set my default editor (set it to uemacs, which is already instaled and working); I'm using bash2.0. Where are the archives of this list, so that I can search them ? TIA. At 12:44 PM 2/25/98 -0700, you wrote: > >You could change your /etc/ttys file to allow "secure" logins on pty's, >but that is not generally accepted. > >You need to login as a non-root user who is a member of the group "wheel" >and use the su command to become root. > >Telnet packets can be snooped and reconstructed, allowing others to know >your root password. You should look insto installing "stel" or "ssh" and >using these instead of telnet. Disable telnet completely if possible. > >This should have been sent to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. > >Kevin > >On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Capriotti wrote: > >> Sorry to boder you guys again, but I am in trouble here. >> >> The Brazilian FBSD list is not working, so, I have no other source of info >> I can count with. My question is very basic and shouldn't be addressed to >> hacker in normal conditions, but... here it goes: >> >> I'm trying to log to the FBSD machine using NT 4 workstation's telnet. >> >> Any root-level user can't login; The login attempt returns: >> >> Login incorrect >> >> Other non-root users login ok. >> >> Is this a security - FBSD - issue or an NT issue, and how to get it solved ? >> >> Thank you again (ahmmmm... is there a FreeBSD-basic questions list ??? :) ) >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message >> > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message