From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 3 10: 1: 1 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E83614DC0 for ; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 10:00:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (ales.megared.net.mx [207.249.163.252]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA31765; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 11:58:09 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <028e01bef62d$a4dc1300$fca3f9cf@megared.net.mx> From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: "Peter Kok" , References: <37CFFC82.47444080@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk> Subject: RE: password wrong Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 11:59:11 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 To: 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message