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12-21-2003, 08:00 AM
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question about SSH
if i donīt have SSHd running how important is it to have a safe root password? lets say i have SSHd disabled, is there other ways to get into a Login screen in my box?
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12-21-2003, 08:37 AM
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Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Scotland
Distribution: Slackware, RedHat, Debian
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Depending on what other services you are running there may be exploits which allow root access. What other ports are open on your system.
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12-21-2003, 10:07 AM
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ok, thats what i also thought, just wanted to make it clear.
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