Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:57:36 -0700 From: Tyler Gee <geekout@gmail.com> To: Adam <adam@jamradar.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent Message-ID: <6e01203b04121611571f8fdc6f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <004b01c4e3a8$ac6e57e0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> References: <003701c4e3a7$2f37b4c0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> <20041216194335.GA91562@alexis.mi.celestial.com> <004b01c4e3a8$ac6e57e0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR>
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Are you sure you want to be using telnet? I know that you are not worried about security but it is probably not a good habit to get into. You can just as easily set up ssh and use that and it can do everything telnet can do. My feeling is that telnet has probably disabled root always, no matter what. That is how I would do it anyway. -wtgee On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:51:40 -0600, Adam <adam@jamradar.com> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Campbell" <freebsd@celestial.com> > To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:43 PM > Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent > > > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I thought I set that up. How do I check if a user is a member of wheel? If > not how do I add them to that group? > > Thanks > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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