From: cain410 Newsgroups: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions Subject: Re: Telnet Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 20:14:18 -0800 Organization: http://extra.newsguy.com Message-ID: References: <993rhf$hkk$1@lynx.unm.edu> I'd LOVE to ssh, if I had a clue on that. I appreciate your emphasis on the telnet. I will try and find something on ssh, as I will need to do that once I know my way around. I was able to get in with a regular user, but unable to run route, which I guess is because root and my other user don't have the same path. Another lesson I need to read down the road. TIA On 19 Mar 2001 02:39:43 GMT, mobrien@aix13.unm.edu (michael james obrien) wrote: > > > > > >cain410 (cain410@yahoo.com) wrote: >: I cannot seem to find where to allow remote access to my telnet. When >: I login as root, it does not allow me. I edited the inetd.conf file >: and took out the pound on teh rlogin, and still cannot get in. > > >Thats is because it extremely foolish to telnet as root. You linux distro >is designed not to let you do that to protect you from such ill-conceived >actions. It is better to use ssh, but if you insist on telnet, telnet as >a regular user and use su. > >And put the pound back in on the rlogin unless you want to get hacked. > > >-Michael