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From: Alexander Hausner <alex@hugo.bmg.gv.at> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Root Access Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 16:20:27 +0200 Organization: Bundesministerium für Gesundheit Lines: 29 Message-ID: <33A69D2B.2781E494@hugo.bmg.gv.at> References: <33A0DBC3.3098@v-m.com> <33A1FD83.4D94@OntheNet.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: bmggwy1.bmg.gv.at Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE i386) To: tonyg@OntheNet.com.au Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.erols.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news.planetc.com!news.global-one.at!apans1.apanet.at!news-admin@apanet.at Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43039 Tony Griffiths wrote: > > Marcin Pasek wrote: > > > > I would like to be able to access my freeBSD server from outside..How do > > I unable Root access from the outside using Telnet... > > This is _NOT_ advisable (direct login as root!)... > > You should setup a non-privileged account and then either- > > (a) use skeys to login as a privileged user > > or > > (b) su - root > > The second option requires that the initial login account also be in the > 'wheel' group. It also means that cleartext passwords are passed across > the 'net. The first option is more secure as it allows a local system > to generate the unique key for the privileged login so even if someone > is sniffing they won't get privileged access to your system! > > Tony You can also use ssh (http://www.europe.datafellows.com/f-secure/beta/download.htm) Alex