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Layla
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it appears that disabling the root user disables nat?
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July 07, 2023, 05:07:29 pm »
so on my system with a static wan ip and manual nat forwarding rules, if I disable the root user, which I would like to do as a security measure, it appears to disable NAT.
which breaks the internet.
thing is, I would like to disable the root user as a standard security measure
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hardware:
DEC740
software version:
Type opnsense
Version 23.1.11
Architecture amd64
Commit f1305748e
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https://pkg.opnsense.org/FreeBSD:13:amd64/23.1
Repositories OPNsense
Updated on Wed Jul 5 23:42:46 CDT 2023
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Stormscape
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Re: it appears that disabling the root user disables nat?
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July 09, 2023, 06:40:49 am »
The correct method for disabling the root account is to lock it, not disable the account. If you disable the account, nothing can run as UID 0.
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