Re: [TCLUG:12313] telnet as root

[Jon Schewe <jpschewe@eggplant.mtu.net>]

Scott wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Jon Schewe wrote:
> 
> > much if I'm telneting around the local LAN.  Although ssh is just that
> > much easier and it's good to get into the habit of logging in as a user
> > then using su, even over ssh.
> 
>      If you're really paranoid you could lock out root use
> entirely and create an equivalent user with a name not every
> luser knows, disable su, and only allow logins by this new
> superuser from the console.
>      I'm not quite that paranoid.  Yet.
> 
That tends to break some programs that are dumb and check the username
rather than the uid.  Also logins from the console suck for a headless
system.
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Jon Schewe 
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