Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 20:05:26 +0800 (WST) From: Michael Kennett <mike@laurasia.com.au> To: tmsharpe@roadrunner.nf.net (Tim) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Please help! Message-ID: <199911111205.UAA27063@laurasia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <009b01bf2c5c$a43c6ca0$70c8fbcd@roadrunner.nf.net> from Tim at "Nov 11, 99 07:51:28 am"
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> I am working for a client, and he wants me to telnet into his server > which has FreeBSD. Can anyone please tgell me how to get in the root? > > Thanks > Tim You'll have to telnet into an account which is a member of the `wheel' group. Once your into such an account, do `su -' and enter the root password. By default, network logins to the root account are disabled. Have a look at the ttys (5) manpage for information on secure terminals (those which root can log into directly). Regards, Mike Kennett (mike@laurasia.com.au) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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