Permit root login for telnet..

Shekhar Dhotre sdhotre at Cedardoc.com
Fri Aug 25 14:17:48 UTC 2006


Yes . you cannot break into clear text telnet session without snifer. 

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[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Ian Marks
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:21 AM
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Subject: Re: Permit root login for telnet..

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 ?
>
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> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Greg Golin
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 2:12 AM
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> 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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