root login

[cyoung at bbnplanet.com (Chuck Young)]

Jim,

Although you can comment something called securetty (I think) to allow
non-console root logins, I cannot help but wonder why you would want to do
such a thing.  I would install ssh and disable telnet altogether.  No, I
would REMOVE it altogether.  I would ssh to my box and log in as a
non-priveledged user and then su to root.

It's pretty secure, it's free and it's easy to do.  If you need
pointers on how to accomplish this, let us know and we can help.  Is there
a reason you need to allow root logins remotely?

I think ssh is the first thing even a newbie should build and install.  It
gives you a tremendous rush to type a few commands and watch
autoconfiguration, make and gcc dump all that junk onto the screen.  Once
you do it on your own, it's fun to show others how easy it is.  I have not
built 2.x, but 1.2.27 hums right along.

Perhaps I'm assuming too much and you are doing parallel processing or
something like that?

Chuck Young
GTE Internetworking

On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, James Dow wrote:

> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:35:47 -0400
> From: James Dow <jdow at coe.neu.edu>
> To: BLU DISCUSS <discuss at Blu.Org>
> Subject: root login
> 
> Hello again,
> 
> 
> I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to allow root login away from
> the console on RH6.0.
> I know in solaris you can edit /etc/default/login and comment out
> CONSOLE=/dev/console but I do not
> know how or if you can in linux. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Jim
> 
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