On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 09:42:30AM -0400, Joshua James wrote: > How can I remotely administer a server? > > I hear that you can't telnet as root but I would rather use the > XWindow's interface anyway. > > Is there a way to use xwindows remotely or even use telnet as root? > > Thanks, > > Josh
Hi Josh, use ssh so that the traffic is encrypted as it passes across the network. Telnet is insecure and even passes the password in clear text. If anyone is snooping they can capture your passwords and accounts if you use telnet. You can run X windows remotely but depending on the speed of your connection to the box it may be very slow. Have a read about setting your DISPLAY variable to the machine you are sitting at on the remote box. If ssh is setup to accept X traffic it even sets the DISPLAY for you. If you set the DISPLAY manually or are using telnet then you must set it manually and use xhost on the near box to allow the remote box to connect to your local X server. xhost + remote will do that. Paul _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
