[SunHELP] Disable login info:

[James]

You are making a huge mistake.
Never allow root to telnet on any machine (this is the default).
And, in my opinion, never allow telnet (at all). Use SSH instead of
telnet. you aren't securing your web server, you are leaving it more 
vulnerable than it is now.

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	 James D. Fogg, Network Engineer
	Vicinity Corporation - Lebanon, NH

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On Fri, 11 May 2001, Pissey, Vinod wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I wanted to secure my web server.In the process I was just thinking whether
> we can remove the  login prompt from the telnet session.That is whenever any
> user tries to telnet into the machine he should not get the login prompt but
> directly the password  prompt which should be for the root.
> 
> Thanks
> Regards
> Vinod Kumar Pissey
> Compaq Computers
> 14231 Tandem Blvd
> Phone:512-4328761.
> Unix Is User-Friendly.It's just selective about who its friends Are.
> 
> 
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