RE: logging in as root via telnet

[KoReE <koree@ameth.org>]

SSH rules.  You should set it up just for the challenge :D  However,
/etc/securetty is the file you want to edit.  Here's the manpage:

SECURETTY(5)        Linux Programmer's Manual        SECURETTY(5)

NAME
       securetty - file which lists ttys from which root can log in

DESCRIPTION
       /etc/securetty  is  used by login(1); the file contains the device
names of tty lines
       (one per line, without leading /dev/) on which root is allowed to
login.

FILES
       /etc/securetty

SEE ALSO
       login(1)

Linux

Here is the text of my /etc/securetty:

console
tty1
tty2
tty3
tty4
tty5
tty6

Try adding ttyp1 through ttyp10 or so.

Koree
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On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Brune, Charlie wrote:

> Nope.  My computers are all in one room and I'm pretty sure my wife isn't going
> to hack into them.  8-)
> 
> I'm really just looking to turn off whatever setting tells telnet not to let
> root in.
> 
> Thanks for the links, just the same.  I'll try them out.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Pritchard [mailto:steve@silug.org]
> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:12 AM
> To: silug-discuss@silug.org
> Subject: Re: logging in as root via telnet
> 
> 
> > P.S.  No, I don't want to use ssh.
> 
> Yes, you do.  :-)
> 
> Red Hat 7 includes OpenSSH, and you can get Red Hat 6 rpms from
> 
>     ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/rpm/
> 
> If you need a Windows client, try PuTTY.
> 
>     http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
> 
> There is a *long* list of reasons why ssh is *infinitely* better than
> telnet, rlogin, rsh, rcp, etc. that I can go through if you don't
> trust me.  :-)
> 
> Steve
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