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help!!!!!!!!! for login
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| kunal-patel 2001-10-03, 5:20 pm |
| just finished linux 6.0 RedHat installation and now its asking me for a username & password !!!!! i havent even created any users yet ...
during installation only passwoed i entered was the root password
any1 who might know the username and password for loging in the system for the first time ??????? | |
| ccieToBe 2001-10-03, 6:12 pm |
| If you didn't create any other accounts during setup then login as root and create at least one other account. It's not a good idea to stay logged in as root when you don't have root privilages since it's easy to cause damage to the system as root. | |
| TW2001 2001-10-03, 11:49 pm |
| Ummm...OK | |
| ccieToBe 2001-10-04, 6:40 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by ccieToBe
It's not a good idea to stay logged in as root when you don't have root privilages since it's easy to cause damage to the system as root.
Hmm, that didn't come out right. I meant to say it's not a good idea to stay logged in as root since when you have root privilages it's easy to cause damage to the the system.
I need to start profreading my posts  . | |
| dagger 2001-10-10, 8:16 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by ccieToBe
Hmm, that didn't come out right. I meant to say it's not a good idea to stay logged in as root since when you have root privilages it's easy to cause damage to the the system.
I need to start profreading my posts .
How can you damage the system by
being logging in with root privilages?
Just wondering | |
| ccieToBe 2001-10-10, 8:36 pm |
| In almost every Linux variant (btw, this is starting to change) root has absolute power over everything. If you're logged in as root and type in a command that could cause damage there's nothing to stop it from executing. If you're logged in as a less powerfull user then there's a good chance that you won't have the neccessary permissions.
Also, certain programs like x-window are full of security holes. When a system's comprimised the damage that can be done has alot to do with what user's running the exploited service. |
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