On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Christopher Gorski wrote:
> I'm going away on vacation, and I want to be able to configure my system
> from away. How do I enable the root account to be accessable through
> telnet?
Using telnet allows anyone on the wire between the two machines to read
your keystroke (and thus, your root password) plain as day.
Consider using SSH, which allows for encrypted remote logins, as well as a
load of other "cool stuff."
SSH homepage: http://www.cs.hut.fi/ssh/
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Chuck Milam I.T. Division - Academic Computing
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