Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 21:10:54 -0500 From: ringlord@bbs.dcoisp.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: login as root remotely not possible? Message-ID: <TCPSMTP.17.10.27.-11.10.54.3047923923.2614@bbs.dcoisp.net>
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Hello again everyone. I have just installed freebsd 2.2.2-release. All seemed to install properly. I coppied the login.conf from /usr/src/etc to the /etc directory. I was able to login as root from main console and my remote terminal on the serial port, ttyd0 However, when I try either telnetting into my freebsd box, or rlogging into my freebsd box from a remote network. The passwd for root doesn't work. That is to say, when I try to login to my freebsd box either rlogin or telnet, I am unable to login as root. However, I was able to create another user account and place that account into the proper groups to su to root, so all is working well. I was just wondering if this was a natural thing, not being able to login as root when either telnetting or rlogging into my machine? Thanks. Jeremy
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