Re: mlterm 3.9.2 Failed to open pty

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Le Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 10:36:04AM +0000, RVP a écrit :
> On Thu, 21 Jul 2022, Mayuresh wrote:
> 
> > No. Only users. I do not su to root, I ssh. What are the best practices in
> > this regard - regarding a routine user should be wheel or not?
> > 
> 
> I do the opposite: login as regular user, then su. Don't know if
> its the best practice :) (Should be a better practice at least:
> you have to go muck with the config. for sshd to _allow_ root logins
> which are disabled by default...)

This is probably best practice because there is not only a security
problem but a safety problem: you do not protect yourself only against
external misbehavior but also (mainly, I think) from your own blunders.
So getting to root explicitely and exceptionnally, and more painfully,
is, IMHO, probably best practice.
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