Telnet

nirmit · 05-20-2008, 12:31 AM

what should i do if i want to telnet a linux mechine from windows as a root?... means which files of linux i have to configure?

billymayday · 05-20-2008, 01:04 AM

Basically you don't. Use ssh instead, which should be configured already and use putty or similar on the windows machine. Telnet isbn't secure which is why it's only used for connecting to ports these days

nirmit · 05-20-2008, 02:04 AM

thank you...

chrism01 · 05-20-2008, 02:15 AM

Also, because of the number of hacker scripts on the net these days trying to hack into root via ssh, you would normally disable root login in the /etc/ssh/sshd_conf file and instead login as another user then use the
su -
cmd to do root work (or sudo).

alisa · 05-20-2008, 03:08 AM

can you give more information about how to disable root login? I'm working with a suse 10.2, and I have the files /etc/ssh/ssh_config and /etc/ssh/sshd_config. What do I have to add and where?

Wim Sturkenboom · 05-20-2008, 04:41 AM

sshd_config:

Code:

PermitRootLogin no

Just search the file for PermitRootLogin as it might already have an entry for it (possibly set to yes).