root remote login?

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2 total messages Started by zee Sun, 07 Jan 2001 06:54

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Author: zee
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 06:54

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How do I configure LINUX to allow remote login for root?


fernandes505@home.com

Re: root remote login?

#293

Author: Dan White
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 07:08

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In article <soU56.235104$_5.52929069@news4.rdc1.on.home.com>, "zee"
<fernandes505@home.com> wrote:

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> How do I configure LINUX to allow remote login for root?
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> fernandes505@home.com

* Standard Security Disclaimer *

Logging into your system remotely though telnet or ftp is insecure, and
logging in as root directly qualifies you as insane...
as anyone sniffing your network traffic not only knows your root
password, but can also login remotely as root

Using ssh is recommended, because all traffic between the client and
server is encrypted. 

With that said, you can enable root to telnet into your system directly
by editing /etc/securetty and adding these lines:

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etc.

or be removing /etc/securetty entirely.

- Dan White

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