Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 15:08:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Whalen <bri@sonicboom.org> To: PetBuilder <petbuilder@mediaone.net> Cc: Stephen Hurd <deuce@lordlegacy.org>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Telnet & Root access Message-ID: <20010921150558.N24705-100000@cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com> In-Reply-To: <001e01c142a4$5b099930$0100a8c0@home>
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I see there was already talk about adding users to the wheel group if you want them to be able to su to root. Re sshd, look in /etc/rc.conf, and get this line in there. sshd_enable="YES" Brian "Sonic" Whalen Success = Preparation + Opportunity On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, PetBuilder wrote: > 2 questions if I might, How do I add a user to the "root" group after the > install? > how do I add SSH after the install? > I am a very newbie with FreeBSD and I have not gotten that far in the book > yet. > > Thanks, > > Craig Rose > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Hurd" <deuce@lordlegacy.org> > To: "PetBuilder" <petbuilder@mediaone.net>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 12:04 AM > Subject: RE: Telnet & Root access > > > > > I'm trying to telnet into a server with 4.3 and I can log in thru telnet > > using a regular user > > > name and pass but it will not accept the root log in and pass. > > > > You actually don't want to do this... honest. If you NEED root access > through > > telnet (and I would REALY reccomend using ssh - if you're using Windows, > use > > PuTTY) you can log in as a user in the wheel group and su to root with the > > right password. > > > > Also, make sure you've applied the security update described at: > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:49.telnetd.v > 1. > > 1.asc > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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