From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 10 14:14:07 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA26630 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:14:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from internet.irngtx.tel.gte.com (telops.bdi.gte.com [192.76.80.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA26622 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:14:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from keith.malson@tel.gte.com) Received: by telops.bdi.gte.com id AA29712 (GTE Telephone Operations SMTP Gateway 3.0 for freebsd-questions@FReeBSD.ORG); Wed, 10 Feb 1999 17:13:46 -0500 Received: by telops.bdi.gte.com (Internal Mail Agent-1); Wed, 10 Feb 1999 17:13:46 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Keith Malson" To: Cc: "Keith Malson" Subject: telnet root login Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:12:53 -0600 Message-Id: <000001be5542$812cc530$e1bc4690@carspc01.snprwi.tel.gte.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, I just purchased and installed a copy of FreeBSD. I am wondering how I can disable the security that prevents me from signing in as root from anywhere other than the console. I have seen this before with Solaris, but can't remember how I got around it. Thanks, Keith -(-(- - /(( \ | | | | | _ _) | / \/ \ /\/\ (o )o ) Keith.Malson@tel.gte.com /c \__/-- Systems Administrator ( ) GTE Customer Care \_ _-----' Sun Prairie, Wi. | / \ ||'\______) | \_____) D'OH |______| |_______/\/\ / \ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message