> What are the security problems with IRC? I use it to chat in ASCII and > make a log. Evidently it has other, more dangerous capabilities I'm > not aware of. > https://www.google.com/search?q=irc+client+exploit
Are there any drawbacks to naming the root account something other > than 'root'? Perhaps by editing /etc/password and /etc/shadow? And, of > course, renaming /root correspondingly? I understand that the general consensus is "don't do it, it will break stuff" as many services and tools could depend on a root account being present.
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