Subject: Re: connecting as root
From: Martin Wilhelm Leidig (mwl@moss.net)
Date: Sun Jan 30 2000 - 13:09:47 EST
Darron Froese wrote in "Re: connecting as root" [00-01-29 19.56
+0100]:
>Generally, connecting as root is somewhat discouraged because
>of a few
>reasons:
>
>1. Since you are the "god" user on the system - a simple
>mistake when you're
>deleting or overwriting things can be disastrous. You could destroy
>everything and not get much warning - because you're root.
Right - but where's the difference between breaking the linux
box via normal console login and netatalk login? I don't want
to login _every_ time as root, I just want to have the _chance_
to do so!
>2. Connecting as the root user over such methods as telnet, ftp - or
>anything else - exposes your root password in cleartext over
>the network.
Right again, but the only guy to whom I could expose anything on
my network is myself - or in other words: there are exactly
exactly two machines, one ISDN Router, and one user (me - with a
bunch of login names ;-).
Yes, I know that there's a chance to pick my (dynamic) IP when
I'm connected to the Internet, but then - to whom should my
otherwise isolated system be of interest? I do not chat nor ICQ
nor extensive surf sessions - I'm getting eMail three or four
times a day, and that's all for most days. So I estimate the
risk pretty vanishing.
<snip>
Thanks for your advice; I think I answered already. ;-)
>5. There is a ssh client for the MacOS for OpenSSH and you can
>get it here:
><http://www.lysator.liu.se/~jonasw/download/niftytelnet-1.1-ssh-r3.hq
>x>
I have and use that! ;-)
-Moss-
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