Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 10:16:05 -0700 From: Joe Bo <ibjoe@home.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: su root mail [was RE: password wrong] Message-ID: <2.2.32.19990903171605.00926d84@netmail.home.com>
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So I log in as Joe, su root, mail and get the message "no mail for joe". I only get root mail when login as root. what am i doing wrong? thanks... Joe At 11:59 AM 9/3/99 -0500, you wrote: >Hi, > > Telnet to the computer as root its disabled by default (for security >reasons), you should telnet as an ordinary user and then su to get root >privileges. > >Ales > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Peter Kok <cckok00@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk> >To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 11:51 AM >Subject: password wrong > > >> Hello all >> >> My win98 is connected to freebsd. >> When i telnet to freebsd and login as root, it always prompts me >> 'password wrong'? >> But the normal user is no problem! >> >> How do i solve it? >> >> Tks >> >> regards >> Peter >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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