On Thu, 15 Aug 1996, David J. Evans wrote: Hi Davis,
> I've set up a test PC with Debian 1.1 and want to > administer it remotely but am refused a telnet connection > as root ... is there a way around this ? Do I have to give > root privs. to a named user or can I enable telnet > connections as root ? This is done intentionally since offering direct root access via telnet is considered a security holw. You either could use your normal login accound and then su to root or you could ENABLE the root access via telnet. Lease have a look to /etc/securetty where all ttys are listed thru which root login is allowed. > The machine normally has no screen or keyboard - hence the > need for telnet access ! That's okay but personally I only allow root access thru the console and su via my normal account. Greetings, Steffen ----- Steffen R.Mueller __ ___ _ _ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NTG Netzwerk und Telematic GmbH \ \/ / (_)_ __ | | __ fax : +49 721 9652 210 Geschaeftsbereich Xlink \ /| | | '_ \| |/ / phone: +49 721 9652 211 Vincenz-Priessnitz-Str. 3 / \| | | | | | < RIPE : SM25-RIPE D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany /_/\_\_|_|_| |_|_|\_\ WWW.Xlink.net/~steffen
