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Date:      Fri, 2 Jun 2000 11:42:34 -0600 
From:      "DINKEY,GENE (Non-HP-Loveland,ex1)" <charles_dinkey@non.hp.com>
To:        "'webmaster@wmptl.com'" <webmaster@wmptl.com>, Daniel Ruthardt <ruthardt@chello.at>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Telnet access from local network using "root"
Message-ID:  <F341E03C8ED6D311805E00902761278C5313A1@xfc04.fc.hp.com>

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sudo is also a good way to do this.  It will let you restrict what commands
a user can run as root and keeps a log of what commands are run.  This can
be installed from ports.

Gene Dinkey
(return address broken, please reply to gene_dinkey@hp.com)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nathan Vidican [mailto:webmaster@wmptl.com]
>Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 11:39 AM
>To: Daniel Ruthardt
>Cc: questions@freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: Telnet access from local network using "root"
>
>
>> Daniel Ruthardt wrote:
>> 
>> How do I tell FreeBSD that I want to allow my local network to access
>> my FreeBSD server using the "root" username via Telnet? Please help,
>> this is very important 'cause my server has no graphic card nor an
>> monitor (-;
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Daniel Ruthardt
>
>add users which you wish to be able to 'su root' into the 
>group 'wheel'.
>See /etc/group, edit it, and add the username of any regular user to
>that group, then login via telnet as that user, type 'su' and enter the
>root password. It is not traditionally secure to telnet as root
>directly.
>
>-- 
>Nathan Vidican
>webmaster@wmptl.com
>Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd.
>http://www.wmptl.com/
>
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