Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 11:23:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Ken Bolingbroke <hacker@bolingbroke.com> To: Nathan Vidican <webmaster@wmptl.com> Cc: Daniel Ruthardt <ruthardt@chello.at>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Telnet access from local network using "root" Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006021122370.84727-100000@fremont.bolingbroke.com> In-Reply-To: <3937F13E.8053CB12@wmptl.com>
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On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Nathan Vidican wrote: > > 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. And it's not any more secure that way, either. Install openssh or ssh from /usr/ports/security and use that. Ken Bolingbroke hacker@bolingbroke.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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