There are far better and less problematic ways to increase the security of a system. If you haven't already look at man 7 security.
Disable SSH root login and turn off telnet to remove the ability of a remote root login at the very least. Jason -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ara Avvali Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 4:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Change root user name? possible? Sorry if this might sound crazy, but is there anyway to rename root account to something else for extra security? Thank you _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"