On Wed, 02 Jun 1999, Sean Conway wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: remote access for an user
>
> <snipped>
>
> > The login app that is run
> > on telnet is the same one as runs from the console, so (except for the
> root
> > restriction) logins via the two methods should be the same.
>
> You say that the same app handles both telnet and console logins. I assume
> that this applies to ssh logins, right?
>
> When I am logged in using ssh from a different computer, some commands are
> not available, such as "shutdown" - sorry, I can't recall the others that
> were missing. Although obviously you cannot expect to run graphical apps
> through a telnet-like interface, why can I not run "shutdown"?
>
I'm thinking this is a "root-only" command. Therefore, unless you "su" and type
in the root password, you cannot issue root-level commands. Even then, some
commands are not available through ANY sort of remote connection, even after
su-ing.
> Is this a global condition that applies to all distros / situations, or is
> it just a quirk of the way I installed ssh? I would think that ssh is the
> same as telnet in this way... right? >
> In any case, is there a way to enable the shutdown command, and other
> commands that are disabled from running remotely?
>
Possibly. I read that there ARE ways of enabling a "root" login from
telnet/ssh, but that it's highly frowned upon for security reasons.
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John Aldrich
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