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On 13/09/2011 08:16 AM, Warp wrote:
> clipka<ano### [at] anonymous org> 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.
Sure. My point was, if you do a default install of Windows, you /can/
get and put files to it remotely. Under Unix, you'd have to install some
stuff and configure it before that would work. (Argue amongst yourselves
which one is better...)
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