Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 19:09:51 -0700 From: notme <notme@lvdi.net> To: "V. Keller" <vkeller@uswest.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: root telnet access Message-ID: <379E666F.FAEAC2B3@lvdi.net> References: <3.0.32.19990727184756.006f067c@pop.eugn.uswest.net>
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Why don't you try su instead? (superuser) Login as a regular user, then do the following su and it will ask you for the root password then you get root access. (in some cases, you need to do su -K)... Frankie "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 > > 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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