Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

[Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Csanady wrote:

> This is only somewhat related, but would it be possible to have
> the getty on ttyd0 enabled by default, at least for the install cd?
>
> I haven't tried to log into the installer account over the network,
> but this does sound like the best option if you have a dhcp
> server in place.  If you do this though, don't forget to configure
> PermitRootLogin to yes in /etc/sshd_config before you reboot,
> otherwise you will be locked out of the machine before you can
> finish configuring it.
>
> Chris

*Much* safer to deny direct root login (from anywhere) and install a wheel user 
that can su.

That could be a default account (installer), but a locally-seelcted name is much 
more secure than anything well-known.

The old *BSD 'amnesiac' root default is devastatingly insecure with the present 
level of massive automated root attempts sloshing about the 'net.

Bill