[Cialug] Locking your keys in the car

[kristau]

On Nov 28, 2007 4:30 PM, Nathan Stien <nathanism at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Luggers,

Hi there, Nathan :-)

>This machine has
> an ubuntu-style setup with respect to sudo -- the root account is
> locked.  I can't just "su root".

Unless your server is connected directly to the wild Internets, you
should be OK enabling the root account and setting a strong root
password as a "back door" into the server.  The main protection
provided by the locked root account is that it prevents a brute-force
attack against the root password.  Hopefully, brute-force attacks
against root accounts aren't a concern on your LAN.

Another idea would be to set a root password you know, then re-lock
the root account.  Later, you could use sudo. . . oh wait.  Perhaps
you could build a very large badger. . .

-- 
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Coding late into the night
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