On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 01:40:22 -0400
Lee Wiggers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:

> I used root and the root password and immediately had the run of the
> box.

It would be better, IMHO, to ssh in as a regular user, then su root when
needed, but other than that, Derek has everything covered. As long as
you are behind a firewall, configured correctly, you are relatively
safe.

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