Dear Sankha Subhra Som
Since in practical situations, the root password is often shared between 2 or more administrators. Hence to enforce control, root is restricted from logging in directly to the machine completely.
That means that the ideal security configuration is that root is restricted from logging in to the machine remotely and locally. All administrators should log in to the machine using unprivileged accounts and su to root. Thus the sulog will reflect which administrator has logged in and su'ed to the root account.
- Shankar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sankha Subhra Som" sankha@atc.tcs.co.in To: linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 2:37 PM Subject: [ILUG-BOM] a secure machine has a root password that doesnt work
A *really* secure machine will have a root password that doesn't work
Can neone explain the meaning of this to me? Sankha -- SANKHA SUBHRA SOM ATC - BIOINFORMATICS TCS KLK BUILDING. HYDERABAD-1 Ph:(040)6787980-1024
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