Resoundingly, I must agree.  At one point, this was allowed on the server 
that I took over.  There was so much stuff going on with people getting 
into folders and changing things that I finally researched enough to put on 
ssh and thought that it was running.  Then someone opened up telnet again 
and it was back to an IRQ being run on the server without permission.  Then 
someone did a smurf on my router just for grins.  That was not fun!

Always login with another super user or su to add.  I do it all the time 
and wouldn't do it any other way for the security of your server and your 
users.

Kimi Adams

At 3/1/01 12:06 PM, you wrote:
>You can configure your box to allow root telnet connections, but I advise
>against it.
>
>If you MUST use telnet, then telnet as another user and then use the 'su'
>command to become root.
>
>A better way would be to install openssh.  Then your passwords aren't passed
>over the wires in clear text. :)))
>
>~ Gary
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
>[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Sir
>Edward James William
>Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 11:57 AM
>To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
>Subject: Telnet Login Root.
>
>
>I want to login remotly and add users through telnet.
>
>I can get a telnet connection and login with other user accounts I configed.
>However I cant, login remotly through telnet as root
>
>can ya help me? What do I need to config?
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