Permit root login for telnet..

[Ian Marks]

The number one reason is that SSH is encrypted.
The number two reason is that SSH is encrypted.
Can you guess what the number three reason is?


Shekhar Dhotre wrote:
> I have used telnet before ssh came in to the market . Do you know how to
> hack telnet ? or break a root password without having physical access to
> the system ? most likely the answer will be - NO .. so what's the big
> deal in ssh vs. telnet ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Greg Golin
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 2:12 AM
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: Permit root login for telnet..
>
> Dear Arun,
>
> You do NOT want to enable root login via telnet - trust me on this
> one. Please tell the list what you are trying to accomplish - 99.9%
> chance is that whatever you are trying to do can, and should be done
> via ssh.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Gregory Golin
> Systems Admin
>
> On 8/24/06, Arun Williams <perks_williams at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>   
>> How can i enable root login for telnet....
>>
>>   I tried editing /etc/pam.d/login .... but no use
>>
>>
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