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Date:      Fri, 3 Sep 1999 14:28:24 -0300 (EST)
From:      Gustavo Rios <grios@ddsecurity.com.br>
To:        Joe Bo <ibjoe@home.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: su root mail [was RE: password wrong]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909031428190.55773-100000@vitoria.ddsecurity.com.br>
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19990903171605.00926d84@netmail.home.com>

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Try su - root

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On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Joe Bo wrote:

> So I log in as Joe, su root, mail
> and get the message "no mail for joe".
> I only get root mail when login as root.
> what am i doing wrong? thanks...
> Joe
> 
> At 11:59 AM 9/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >    Telnet to the computer as root its disabled by default (for security
> >reasons), you should telnet as an ordinary user and then su to get root
> >privileges.
> >
> >Ales
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Peter Kok <cckok00@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk>
> >To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> >Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 11:51 AM
> >Subject: password wrong
> >
> >
> >> Hello all
> >>
> >> My win98 is connected to freebsd.
> >> When i telnet to freebsd and login as root, it always prompts me
> >> 'password wrong'?
> >> But the normal user is no problem!
> >>
> >> How do i solve it?
> >>
> >> Tks
> >>
> >> regards
> >> Peter
> >>
> 
> 
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