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Date:      Tue, 27 Jul 1999 18:58:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug <doemill@shocking.com>
To:        "V. Keller" <vkeller@uswest.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: root telnet access
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.4.05.9907271852340.10494-100000@fingers.shocking.com>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19990727184756.006f067c@pop.eugn.uswest.net>

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oh god#T&*!&@#*&@! no, dont do that. Make another user, and put him in the
group 'wheel' in /etc/group like

wheel:*:0:root,telnetd

And use ssh, Not telnet, if possible.
If you seriusly are totally transfixed on letting root login remotley then
edit /etc/ttys and add "secure" to the ttys allowed to have root login via
them...


On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, V. Keller wrote:

> I'm a total newbie to freebsd....but, I need to telnet in to my server as
> root. Right now its a fresh install and it won't allow root to telnet in. I
> know it's a security leak, but I need it for a few days.What file do I
> alter, and what is the syntax?
> Thanx,
> V. Keller
> 
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