On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 17:46:27 +0100 (BST) Mike Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Muhammad Faisal Rauf Danka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's > not a good approach to use telnet access for root. > > Even using telnet is not a good approach either. > > I suggest you to use ssh instead of telnet. > > > > But anyway, you can enable root access by adding > > pts/0 > > pts/1 > > and so on, as many telnet root sessions you intend to have, in file > > /etc/securetty > > > > deleting /etc/securetty will allow unlimited root telnet sessions. > > > > If you really, really need to connect via telnet (only reason I can > think of is your using win machine and cant load a ssh client) No need. Putty is free and does SSH just fine. Only reason then would be if for some reason the windoze machine couldn't get to the internet and the linux machine couldn't connect to it to pass files. -- Yes, but which self do you want to be? _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
