From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 28 09:20:52 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B38E16A403 for ; Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:20:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from JimBorland@meridiansystems.co.uk) Received: from c2bthomr02.btconnect.com (c2bthomr02.btconnect.com [194.73.73.210]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5167843D5D for ; Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:20:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from JimBorland@meridiansystems.co.uk) Received: from meridiansystems.co.uk (merserver.meridiansystems.co.uk [81.138.178.161]) by c2bthomr02.btconnect.com (MOS 3.7.4b-GA) with ESMTP id FGX16885; Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:15:08 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:21:49 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <41CAF31DAF5DBD4093DBD271E46C0E8704D1A2@msl01.msl.local> Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.2663 Thread-Topic: Can't log in a root from anywhere but the console screen. Importance: normal Priority: normal thread-index: Acbi2g0ENCyCKnKZScOH6JJPV6niKQABGzUg From: "Jim Borland" To: Cc: Subject: RE: Can't log in a root from anywhere but the console screen. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:20:52 -0000 -------------------------------------------------------- Jim Borland Unit 2 Wallace Studios 27 Wallace Avenue LisburnBT27 4AE mail: JimBorland@meridiansystems.co.uk www: www.meridiansystems.co.uk tel: +44 (0)28 9260 5060 fax: +44 (0)28 9264 0700 mob:=20 -------------------------------------------------------- This message contains confidential information and is intended only for = freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org. If you are not = freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org you should not disseminate, distribute or = copy this e-mail. Please notify JimBorland@meridiansystems.co.uk = immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and = delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be = guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be = intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or = contain viruses. Jim Borland therefore does not accept liability for any = errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a = result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please = request a hard-copy version. -------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Erik Norgaard [mailto:norgaard@locolomo.org]=20 Sent: 28 September 2006 09:42 To: Jim Borland Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Can't log in a root from anywhere but the console screen. Jim Borland wrote: > I want to use a PC to telnet to the freeBSD server and login as root=20 > but it won't let me! Can you help? I can login as a normal user just=20 > not as root, I can't key in su to get in as superuser either. 1) Don't use telnet, use ssh, for security. 2) Are you in the wheel group? Erik suggested I use ssh, I've never used ssh before and when I do it says "the connection has been refused".=20 The "root" user is in the wheel group, I have a user called "jim" which is in a group called "group" he is able to login using telnet.