Re: Telnet Access as root

2003-08-04 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 09:08:56PM +0200, vinz wrote: > Why can I not access my linux server as the root? Because that's a very bad idea. You really should be using SSH if you're going to be sending passwords anyway. Uninstall telnetd, get ssh, forg

Re: Telnet Access as root

2003-08-04 Thread Greg Folkert
On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 15:08, vinz wrote: > Why can I not access my linux server as the root? Because it is brain dead to do that. Clear Text Passwords... plus it allows someone to try direct hacking into a machine with a "absolutely known" account. Bare minimum would be SSH for ROOT. But even the

Re: Telnet Access as root

2003-08-04 Thread Alexander Schmehl
* vinz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030804 21:08]: > Why can I not access my linux server as the root? For security reasons. Telnet transfers your password (or to be correct: ALL transmitted data) in plain text. Yours sincerely Alexander pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Telnet Access as root

2003-08-04 Thread David Z Maze
"vinz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1. (*) text/plain ( ) text/html (Please don't post to mailing lists using HTML; set your mailer to send plain text only.) > Why can I not access my linux server as the root? It's easier to tell who did what, and is slightly more secure (

Re: Telnet Access as root

2003-08-04 Thread Nicos Gollan
On Monday 04 August 2003 21:08, vinz wrote: > Why can I not access my linux server as the root? Don't use telnet, use SSH. Putty (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/) is a pretty good SSH client and should do everything you need. -- Got Backup? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EM