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root login via telnet
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ac325ci...It is disabled for a very good reason. When you send a password via telnet it is transmitted in clear text over the network. You might want to lock it back down and use ssh which encrypts your whole session.
Jim Hirschauer
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It is better to login and then su to root than to allow remote login of root even if you are using ssh. You lose the ability to really know who has logged in. Better security is to disable su to root & remote login of root and use Sudo instead when needing to run commands as root.
If you are regulated by SOX, HIPAA, etc. you cannot allow remote login of root in a production system.
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If you are regulated by SOX, HIPAA, etc. you cannot allow remote login of root in a production system.
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