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Re: [cobalt-security] SFTP on Raq4 as Root?
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] SFTP on Raq4 as Root?
- From: David <admin@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 13:26:19 -0600
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
> From: Carrie Bartkowiak <ravencarrie@xxxxxxxx>
> Quite literally, you have to be INSANE to allow root to login
> directly in any manner whatsoever. Be it ftp, telnet, SSH - there is
> no reason why you should allow this. You can transfer files as admin
> and then chown them to root without compromising your security in
> such a heinous manner.
> --
> CarrieB
By default, when you install the OpenSSH pkg from Cobalt.nl onto a Raq3i or
4i, root can login (SSH Telnet) on either, and, root can sftp on a 3i.
My question was why you could sftp as root on the 3i and not on the 4i.
Thanks, David