[SunHELP] Root Password management - How do you do it?

[Fogg, James]

I use snmp, but security info is also in syslog message output. I don't know
whats out there, but things like Big Brother can watch it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fletcher, Joe [mailto:joe.fletcher at Metapack.com]

> Is this a case of setting SYSLOG_FAILED_lOGINS in 
> /etc/default/login or are
> you looking at C2 enhanced security type systems?
> 
> Joe
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bashar [mailto:big at kuwaitnet.net]
> 
> 	 Am not talking about root am saying example of the users on the
> system like dba's and others
> 
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Fogg, James wrote:
> 
> > Uhh... how do you autolock root? That would be disastrous.
> >
> > No, use syslog or smtp and capture failed root logins. 
> Watch the failures
> or
> > script an alarm system.
> >