[H-GEN] Telnet not working (local LAN login as root)

[Hilton Travis]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs "Hilton Travis" <QuarkComputers at email.com>)


> >OK.  I tried logging in as joe_user and all worked OK.  How
> would I enable
> >root to telnet in across the local LAN?
>
> There are rarely any good reasons to login as root, and even fewer to
> telnet in as root.  I imagine you really just want to log in remotely as
> joe_user, and then use 'su' to temporarily become the superuser.  For a
> variety of reasons, this is usually considered "the correct way to do
> things".  If you really want to telnet in as root, then look in
> /etc/login.access, /etc/login.defs and /etc/securetty (securetty has an
> associated man page too).  If your network is connected to the outside
> world, then you should also set up tcpd (tcp-wrappers) and/or ssh.
> This is especially the case if you want to allow remote root logins in
> some cases.

Silly me.  Of course I should be logging in a joe_user and then su to root.
Microsoft OSes have turned my brain to mush - I need a good beating around
the head for thinking I *need* to log in remotely as root.

Thanks for pointing out the error in my ways.   :-)

-Hilton


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