To clarify the previous statement, I am not interested in the security
implications of this. Nor do I think that telneting in and executing su to
root is difficult. I am interested in what is involved.
Thanks to all for responding, I'll check the archives as suggested.
Bye.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eddie Strohmier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:44 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Cannot Telnet to Server
>
>
> Check moongroup.com as there was a large discussion about
> this that lasted a
> few days and if I remember right it was just a few days ago.
> You can search
> the archives at moongroup.com as I am sure someone had the
> answer there. Is
> telneting and su to root that difficult? I have been logging
> in that way for
> the last four and half years. Oh well, you should find the
> answer there...
>
> Eddie Strohmier
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tanner, Robby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 3:55 PM
> Subject: RE: Cannot Telnet to Server
>
>
> > I guess for the sake of academia, I'm still interested in
> how to go about
> > enabling and disabling this functionality. I fully understand the
> > implications of allowing root access via telnet and am
> prepared to suffer
> > the consequences.
> >
> > Can someone please explain how to enable/disable root
> access via telnet?
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Eddie Strohmier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 2:52 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: Cannot Telnet to Server
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh, your trying to login as root with root password. Not
> a good way to
> > > login. By default RH will not allow you to telnet in as root.
> > > First login as
> > > your own username and password then type su, hit enter and it
> > > will prompt
> > > your for another password which is the root password. To see
> > > who you are
> > > logged in as at anytime just type whoami at the prompt. It
> > > will come back as
> > > root or the user you logged in as or the user that you
> > > changed to with su.
> > >
> > >
> > > Eddie Strohmier
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tanner, Robby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 1:30 PM
> > > Subject: RE: Cannot Telnet to Server
> > >
> > >
> > > > Since I can login on under a different username/password,
> > > it appears that
> > > I
> > > > have disabled root access via telnet. How would I
> re-enable that?
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Eddie Strohmier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 12:09 PM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: Re: Cannot Telnet to Server
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Have you checked your /etc/hosts.deny file on the RH 6.x
> > > > > machine at work to
> > > > > be sure your not denying access. Also check your inetd.conf
> > > > > to be sure that
> > > > > ftp line is not commented out. You say you telneted in before
> > > > > and had no
> > > > > problem so I would not think that would be a problem. Can you
> > > > > login as any
> > > > > other user? Also in the /etc/passwd file is your shell setup
> > > > > to allow login
> > > > > or in other words is it not set to /dev/null or /bin/false? I
> > > > > usually see
> > > > > /bin/bash to allow telnet on my own machine. If this is all
> > > > > ok have you
> > > > > tried creating another user just to see if you could
> > > login with that
> > > > > username and password? I will probably think of more I have
> > > > > ran into later
> > > > > but check those first and see if that gives you your fix. If
> > > > > hosts.deny is
> > > > > set to deny an IP that person logging in will usually get
> > > > > connection refused
> > > > > so it may not be that either. I wonder if something has
> > > > > changed in pam.d to
> > > > > cause this. What does /var/log/messages and
> > > /var/log/secure say on the
> > > > > machine at work when you try this?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Eddie Strohmier
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Tanner, Robby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:01 AM
> > > > > Subject: Cannot Telnet to Server
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > I'm running RedHat 6.x on a PC here at work. I can log
> > > in locally
> > > > > > but not over a telnet connection. I was able to previously
> > > > > and don't
> > > > > think
> > > > > > I have changed any of the configuration for this machine.
> > > > > Since it is
> > > > > only
> > > > > > for testing, I haven't had any reason to worry about it
> > > > > being comprised
> > > > > and
> > > > > > have left telnet running.
> > > > > > When I try a telnet connection and type in the
> > > username/password I
> > > > > > get a "Login incorrect" message and another "login:"
> > > > > prompt. The same
> > > > > > username/password works locally. How can I establish get
> > > > > this working?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -------------------------------------
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Robby Tanner B.E., B.Sc.
> > > > > > Project Engineer
> > > > > > Wardrop Technologies, Inc.
> > > > > > 203-2121 Airport Dr.
> > > > > > Saskatoon, SK
> > > > > > Canada
> > > > > > S7L 6W5
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Phone: (306) 244-4712
> > > > > > Fax: (306) 244-4754
> > > > > >
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