topic Re: Root access in Operating System - HP-UX

Root access

Paul T. Cardullo_1 — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:19:38 GMT

How do you block root from remote access? restrict him to console only

Re: Root access

Helen French — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:22:28 GMT

You can do it by creating a file /etc/securetty. Add console in the file and then you will be able to access root only from console.

# man login (for more details)

Re: Root access

Umapathy S — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:23:37 GMT

Paul,
Create /etc/securetty file and add console into it.

man securetty for more details.
HTH,
Umapathy

Re: Root access

Umapathy S — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:25:30 GMT

oops sorry.
man login for more details.

HTH,
Umapathy

Re: Root access

Jeff Schussele — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:30:04 GMT

Hi Paul,

Do the following

echo console > /etc/securetty
chmod 400 /etc/securetty
chown root:sys /etc/securetty

That'll do it.

HTH,
Jeff

Re: Root access

Jean-Luc Oudart — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:53:43 GMT

You can (and should) also restrict the list of users allowed to su to root

configure /etc/default/security
SU_ROOT_GROUP=

Rgds,
Jean-Luc