Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 16:00:57 -0400 From: Chris <theta@gte.net> To: higgins@lexmark.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Login as root Message-ID: <3.0.2.32.19970812160057.0093ea00@mail.gte.net> In-Reply-To: <199708121338.AA03909@interlock2.lexmark.com>
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That is not really a good idea. Why don't you add your account to the group wheel so you can su to root? At 02:41 PM 8/12/97 +0100, higgins@lexmark.com wrote: > >Hello, > >I have FreeBSB 2.2.2 and want to configure it to let me login as root from >another machine using TCP/IP and telnet. > >I know that on many UNIX systems you have to change system files to allow >any other station apart from the console to login as root and this seems to >be the same with FreeBSD. > >Can you tell me how to do this as currently it won't let me and gives a >'Login Incorrect' error message although the user name (root) and password >I specify are correct? I can login as any other user apart from root via >telnet without a problem. > >Please let me know. > >Regards > > > >Chris > > >Technical Services Lexmark Int, Little Marlow Road, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 3RQ, >England >Phone : +44 (0)1628 480640*2 Fax : +44 (0)1628 481908 >IEA = FRLV8QSW@IBMMAIL >Internet ID = HIGGINS@Lexmark.com > > >
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