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Re: Is SSH worth it??


From: David Corking <david.corking2 () dol net>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 15:22:43 -0500

On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Warren Raquel wrote:

It's not a good idea to allow remote ssh root access. If anyone ever tries 
to log into your machine remotely using root then you'll know from the logs 
that someone's trying to access your systems. Always log in as a regular 
user then su root if necessary. 
 
 ... or sudo

(http://www.courtesan.com/sudo

... couldn't resist ...)



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