Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 20:16:40 -0300 From: Angelo <mrdida@gmx.net> To: Mark Newton <newton@internode.com.au>, Wim Livens <wim@livens.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: root without password ? Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20020109201245.037e6c00@mail.gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <20020109114059.A61362@internode.com.au> References: <20020109004913.GB54233@krijt.livens.net> <20020109004913.GB54233@krijt.livens.net>
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Hey Mark It doesnt work here.. using tcsh.. [8:09pm] newfw[/home/maint> su - Password: [8:09pm] newfw[/root> suspend Can't suspend a login shell (yet). [8:09pm] newfw[/root> rgrs angelo >If you *really* want the ability to get root access on demand without >having to type a password 50,000 times per day, do this: > > tcsh% su > Password: > tcsh# suspend > > Suspended > tcsh% jobs > [1] + Suspended su > tcsh% fg > su > tcsh# > >So - su to root and type the password once. When you're finished with >privilieges, type "suspend" to go back to normal privileges. When you >need root privs again, type "fg". To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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