Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:43:35 -0800 From: Bill Campbell <freebsd@celestial.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent Message-ID: <20041216194335.GA91562@alexis.mi.celestial.com> In-Reply-To: <003701c4e3a7$2f37b4c0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> References: <003701c4e3a7$2f37b4c0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR>
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On Thu, Dec 16, 2004, Adam wrote: >I set up my first server and enabled telent. It's all on a closed network >so I'm not worried about security. I just want to practice stuff. >When I try to login in a root with the correct password, I get "Login >Incorrect". I expect this is happening because 'root' isn't allowed remote >access. >So when I login as a normal user, I try to "su" and I get "su: Sorry". Do >I have to set some special permissions for this? Off the top of my head, I think you need to be a member of the ``wheel'' group to su to root. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining. -- Jef Raskin http://jefraskin.com/
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