Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:38:42 -0700 From: Tyler Gee <geekout@gmail.com> To: Adam <adam@jamradar.com>, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent Message-ID: <6e01203b0412161238e5c3471@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <006b01c4e3ae$96b05650$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> References: <003701c4e3a7$2f37b4c0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> <20041216194335.GA91562@alexis.mi.celestial.com> <004b01c4e3a8$ac6e57e0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> <6e01203b04121611571f8fdc6f@mail.gmail.com> <005b01c4e3aa$505d8c30$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> <6e01203b04121612157950c31b@mail.gmail.com> <006b01c4e3ae$96b05650$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR>
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You just use the normal account password and then you can su to root. Later on you would maybe want to use the keys and all that but for this you really shouldn't need to. -wtgee P.S. I accidentaly didn't reply to all so this one is being sent out to everyone again. On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:34:01 -0600, Adam <adam@jamradar.com> wrote: > Okay I have that enabled, as far as authenticatioun do I use Password or > Private Key or Keyboard Interactive? If it is the private key, where is the > private key stored? > > Thanks > Adam > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tyler Gee" <geekout@gmail.com> > To: "Adam" <adam@jamradar.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:15 PM > Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent > > > If the server is freebsd all you have to do is put > > > > sshd_enable="YES" > > > > in /etc/rc.conf and then from any other computer you can ssh in. > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/openssh.html > > > > -wtgee > > > > On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:03:25 -0600, Adam <adam@jamradar.com> wrote: > > > I wsa having problems setting up ssh, I really have no idea on how SSH > works > > > and the tutorial I used wasn't working. I don't know if it's my > terminual > > > (SSHTerm from 3sp dot com) or my server setup. I just think I did > something > > > wrong. I'm just trying to go fast here. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tyler Gee" <geekout@gmail.com> > > > To: "Adam" <adam@jamradar.com> > > > Cc: <freebsd@celestial.com>; <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:57 PM > > > Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent > > > > > > > Are you sure you want to be using telnet? I know that you are not > > > > worried about security but it is probably not a good habit to get > > > > into. You can just as easily set up ssh and use that and it can do > > > > everything telnet can do. > > > > > > > > My feeling is that telnet has probably disabled root always, no matter > > > > what. That is how I would do it anyway. > > > > > > > > -wtgee > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:51:40 -0600, Adam <adam@jamradar.com> wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Bill Campbell" <freebsd@celestial.com> > > > > > To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:43 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2004, Adam wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >I set up my first server and enabled telent. It's all on a > closed > > > > > network > > > > > > >so I'm not worried about security. I just want to practice > stuff. > > > > > > > > > > > > >When I try to login in a root with the correct password, I get > "Login > > > > > > >Incorrect". I expect this is happening because 'root' isn't > allowed > > > > > remote > > > > > > >access. > > > > > > > > > > > > >So when I login as a normal user, I try to "su" and I get "su: > > > Sorry". > > > > > Do > > > > > > >I have to set some special permissions for this? > > > > > > > > > > > > Off the top of my head, I think you need to be a member of the > > > > > > ``wheel'' group to su to root. > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > -- > > > > > > INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software > LLC > > > > > > UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way > > > > > > FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; > (206) > > > > > 236-1676 > > > > > > URL: http://www.celestial.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the > > > usual > > > > > > way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody > > > thinks of > > > > > > complaining. > > > > > > -- Jef Raskin http://jefraskin.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > > I thought I set that up. How do I check if a user is a member of > wheel? > > > If > > > > > not how do I add them to that group? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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