HINT: man login .... read the /etc/securetty info
Chuck Milam wrote:
>
> On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Christopher Gorski wrote:
>
> > I'm going away on vacation, and I want to be able to configure my system
> > from away. How do I enable the root account to be accessable through
> > telnet?
>
> Using telnet allows anyone on the wire between the two machines to read
> your keystroke (and thus, your root password) plain as day.
>
> Consider using SSH, which allows for encrypted remote logins, as well as a
> load of other "cool stuff."
>
> SSH homepage: http://www.cs.hut.fi/ssh/
>
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