Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 07:25:06 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: "Mark Sergeant" <msergeant@snsonline.net>, "Lim Seng Chor" <Lim.Seng.Chor@sit.edu.my> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: preventing direct root login on telnetd Message-ID: <4.2.2.20010511072418.02d3dd30@192.168.0.12> In-Reply-To: <200105110639.f4B6dVw00660@xyzzy.intranet.snsonline.net> References: <3AFBF92D.16732.AA3733@localhost> <3AFBF92D.16732.AA3733@localhost>
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Hi, Yes, I know when it happens, and how it happens. I just want to stop it from happening. ---Mike At 01:39 AM 5/11/2001 -0500, Mark Sergeant wrote: >If you telnet from another machine you are able to log in as root using SRA. >This has only happened since 4.3-RELEASE. > >cheers, > >Mark > >On Fri, 11 May 2001 14:37:44 +0800, Lim Seng Chor said: > >:: go and modify your /etc/login.access >:: >:: by default, root login is not allowed in ssh and telnet but console >:: only. >:: >:: On 11 May 2001, at 0:09, Mike Tancsa wrote: >:: >:: > >:: > Is there a way to prevent root from logging in directly on STABLE via >:: > telnet ? >:: > >:: > ---Mike >:: > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >:: > Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 >:: > Network Administration, mike@sentex.net >Sentex Communications >:: > www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario >Canada >:: > www.sentex.net/mike >:: > >:: > >:: > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >:: > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message >:: >:: >:: >:: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >:: with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >:: >:: > >-- >Mark Sergeant >Unix Systems Administrator > >Fortune follows... > >If you keep anything long enough, you can throw it away. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Network Administration, mike@sentex.net Sentex Communications www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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