Re: [cobalt-users] root password on RaQ4

["Jamie Martino" <webmaster1@xxxxxxx>]

> Yes, I agree with Dave. That is why I disabled the admin user's shell
> access completely. I have another completely different ID that never gets
> mail, never FTPs, never logs into the GUI, and is the only user on the
> system that can become root and its password is entirely different than
> root's.  Now if someone manages to grab my admin user password..sure they
> can still do tons of damage through the GUI, but they can't telnet/ssh
period.
>
> Just one more obfuscation I know...but I like it..:)

Well, if they did crack the admin pass and gain full access to the GUI,
couldn't they just turn on telnet access from the GUI? That would thereby
give them access to telnet??

Just a thought....learning...
-Jamie-
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