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Re: Telnet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joerg Mertin)
Tue Oct 20 02:30:29 1998
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:23:05 +0200
From: Joerg Mertin <smurphy@dspecialists.de>
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In-Reply-To: <362B667F.4D04C125@teleweb.net>; from Keith WIliams on Mon, Oct 19, 1998 at 12:19:11PM -0400
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On Mon, Oct 19, 1998 at 12:19:11PM -0400, Keith WIliams wrote:
> I cannot login through Telnet as root. Any Suggestions?
You never will login as root over a telnet line if the Sysadmin is wise. A
Password sniffer could grab your password over the line and that#s it.
opens Doors from everywhere.
You better Log on a remote System using the ssh, then make a "su -" to
change your UID to root.
Regards
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