From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on sa.int.altlinux.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:34:38 +0200 From: Michael Shigorin To: community-en@lists.altlinux.org Message-ID: <20100302073437.GR18182@osdn.org.ua> Mail-Followup-To: community-en@lists.altlinux.org References: <4B8C7278.2060404@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4B8C7278.2060404@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: [Comm-en] ALT Server 4.0 - Preventing Root Log-ins X-BeenThere: community-en@lists.altlinux.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: shigorin@gmail.com, "ALT Linux users \(in English only\)" List-Id: "ALT Linux users \(in English only\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:34:45 -0000 Archived-At: List-Archive: On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 08:05:44PM -0600, Virtual Sky wrote: > How difficult would it be to configure my ALT Server 4.0 box to > disallow 'root' user log-ins and only allow a regular user > log-in and then 'su' to the root account? I'd do something like this to invalidate root password: cp -a /etc/tcb/root/shadow /etc/tcb/root/shadow- echo 'root:x:14029::::::' > /etc/tcb/root/shadow > If easy enough to configure, how does this affect the web > browser configurator interface? Can you specify a regular user > as the "administrator" to log in via the web interface? AFAIR no. -- ---- WBR, Michael Shigorin ------ Linux.Kiev http://www.linux.kiev.ua/