Neeraj Manral rearranged electrons thusly:
> How safe is telnet .some people knowing unix have advised me not to use
> telnet as it is vulnerable to hacking .Though i dont have any important
> doc/secrets in my pc but still is it possible that some one can tap the
If you have anything with a static IP - turn off telnet - allow telnet only
within your lan. Use ssh. Similarly turn off ftp and use rsync.
> Some one had suggested that a normal user can be given some more rights and
> basic super user functions can be performed ..I am not sure how that can
> help?
use sudo
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