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Date:      Sat, 29 Jun 2002 14:49:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Ken Ryan <ryuken75@m-net.arbornet.org>
Cc:        freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How can I use "root" as a telnet account?
Message-ID:  <20020629144854.V62564-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200206281013.g5SADkE7089848@m-net.arbornet.org>

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On Fri, 28 Jun 2002, Ken Ryan wrote:

>    How can I use "root" as a telnet account?
>    It is disabled by default.
>    Thank you.

That's so you don't type your root password over the net in the clear.

You REALLY don't want to enable this unless you REALLY REALLY KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE DOING AND YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT SYSTEM SECURTY.

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu     |  www.FreeBSD.org


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