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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!grumpy.fl.net.au!news.webspan.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!uunet!in2.uu.net!192.89.123.24!nntp.inet.fi!news.funet.fi!news.cs.hut.fi!news.clinet.fi!not-for-mail From: mickey@cantina.clinet.fi (Mika Ruohotie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: remote access for root Date: 30 Dec 1996 21:54:50 +0200 Organization: Clinet, Espoo, Finland Lines: 14 Message-ID: <5a96ma$2rj@cantina.clinet.fi> References: <32BEC580.539D@cegt201.bradley.edu> <kag-ya023380002312961332550001@news-beta.tiac.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: cantina.clinet.fi NNTP-Posting-User: mickey Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33372 Kenneth Graves <kag@citysource.com> wrote: ><mikefish@cegt201.bradley.edu> wrote: >> is there any way to allow root to login from anywhere but the console? >Telnet as yourself, then su. (Make sure you are in the "wheel" group.) remove telnet, use sshd =))) that's my policy on all the servers where i dont offer shell, and even on those i strongly suggest people not to telnet if they can help it... mickey