Jay O'Brien wrote:
Matthew Seaman wrote:
Matthew,Eeek! You do realise you've just sent the root password across your network in plain text? Maybe your network is completely secure and you aren't running a risk by doing that, but on the whole it's a really bad idea. Get into the habit of using ssh(1) routinely for your own peace of mind, if nothing else. You can also replace ftp(1) for many purposes by scp(1) or rsync(1) (from the net/rsync port), both of which operate over ssh(1).
Thanks for your concern. Once there is anything on the computer, I will certainly close those security holes. Right now it is only a means to learn about FreeBSD and document the steps necessary to build a machine that will fit my needs. I opened ftp and telnet access to root as a simple way to copy files to and from a windows computer and to control the FreeBSD computer from another location. I do plan to implement ssh, but first I must evaluate PuTTY and other alternatives.
In the meantime, it is protected from the internet by a hardware router that doesn't forward any ports to the FreeBSD computer.
There's so much to learn! This experience with FreeBSD takes me back to my days with CP/M and S-100 bus computers. Maybe if CP/M had been allowed to grow up, rather than be killed by DOS and Windows, it could have become CP/M-BSD?
Jay O'Brien Rio Linda, CA USA
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I use WinSCP from my Windows boxes to my servers. Enable ssh so that it allows root. It's secure. No need for ftp and telnet.
Michael
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