Limiting and Monitoring Superuser Access
Your system requires a root
password for superuser access. In the
default configuration, a user cannot remotely log in to a system as root
.
When logging in remotely, users must log in with their user name and then use the
su
command to become root
. You can monitor who has
been using the su
command, especially those users who are trying to gain
superuser access. For procedures that monitor superuser and limit access to superuser, see
Monitoring and Restricting root Access.