Re: Things Linux Can Do Without
- From: Ignoramus23731 <ignoramus23731@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 13:03:19 -0500
On 2008-05-30, Rahul <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
jayjwa <jayjwa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:pan.2008.05.30.05.31.53.647906@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
Unix, and therefor Linux, has an administrative account. It's called
"root". You log into it when doing admin-type stuff. sudo is for
assigning specific users specifice tasks. I can even tolerate su'ing
to root.
A total newbiee question: I'm glad I don't use sudo in the way depricated.
But I do 'su root' often (whenever I need to do admin stuff). If that's
only "tolerable" what's the other way ("better" way) of "logging in" to
root? My Linux box is remote and I access it via ssh and a Remote Terminal
Emulator (secCRT / putty).
There is nothing wrong with this, but make sure to pick unguessable
root password, for example h1b32pp2m33, disable logon of root vis SSH
with password, and do the minimum of tasks as root (ie do not browse
the web etc).
The relevant ssh setting is /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin without-password
The reason for this is there are thousands of machines connecting to
all SSH servers that they can find and trying to brute force guess
root password.
The above setting will prevent it.
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