[ale] Telnet for Root

[Chris Hamilton]

A standard security feature for Linux, these days, is a non-direct login
for root via telnet. I do one of two things:

1. Log in as a normal user and 'su' to root
2. Log in as root directly via ssh (provided that ssh allows it)

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Chris Hamilton          Manager, Information Technology Services
chrish at realminfo.com    REALM Information Technologies



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Malcolm
> Silberman
> Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 10:37 AM
> To: ale
> Subject: [ale] Telnet for Root
>
>
> Any idea why I can't trelnet into my server as root. Shadow passwords
> are on. I can telnet as any other user. Thiught it may be the client
> (standard win98 telnet application), but then why can I access through
> my other users. Sounds like I am doing something stupid!