From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 16 19:57:57 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8515F16A4CE for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:57:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22A4143D31 for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:57:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from geekout@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 67so408130wri for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:57:56 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=iCUINIjqI4xMSIA50pE+Q8U32Thh8mCkr6KxHW2qZsk1u5aOBndmyvc52lv2a7oXBjdrfp26boQFEp2yXv/a6GnshIppOl9TEb/ucfphpyCszSSgeeMaApZnlI30G3PqTsCk/l1YAt4QXTyPJ1au5v8cFQO/UnAlawkgv76Qr9U= Received: by 10.54.8.59 with SMTP id 59mr1309410wrh; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:57:37 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.54.46.34 with HTTP; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:57:36 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <6e01203b04121611571f8fdc6f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:57:36 -0700 From: Tyler Gee To: Adam In-Reply-To: <004b01c4e3a8$ac6e57e0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <003701c4e3a7$2f37b4c0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> <20041216194335.GA91562@alexis.mi.celestial.com> <004b01c4e3a8$ac6e57e0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> cc: freebsd@celestial.com cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Tyler Gee List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:57:57 -0000 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 wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Campbell" > To: > 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" >