clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> Am 12.09.2011 22:17, schrieb Orchid XP v8:

> > I'm not aware of any Unix system which *defaults* to letting remote
> > users access the entire filesystem if they know the root password.
> > Probably because it's a stunningly bad idea, unless the local network is
> > trusted. But anyway...

> To the contrary: Unix doesn't only let users who know the root password 
> access the /filesystem/, but do /anything/ they like on the machine.

  Except that most unix systems have been configured so that you *can't*
log in as root remotely. The system simply refuses to accept the login.

  Anyways, that's besides the point of transferring files. Being able to
log in as root (remotely or not) has nothing to do with the ability to
transfer files from one computer to another.

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