Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 22:34:51 -0700 From: "Robert Sowders" <rsowders@usgs.gov> To: dmr@fc.edu, gunnar@pluto.sr.se, flygt@sr.se Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problems with su command Message-ID: <s73ca52c.071@usgs.gov>
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I forgot to mention that ssh also provides a means to securely copy files
between systems with scp which works exactly the same as rcp but
with secure logins.
Necessity never made a good bargain.
Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790
>>> Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> 5/14/99 9:38:19 AM >>>
On Fri, May 14, 1999 at 06:20:56PM +0200, David M. Redmond wrote:
>
> I have a question to which I cannot seem to find the answer anywhere...
>
> I have inherited a FreeBSD 2.1.0 (GENERIC) #0 UNIX box. It has been
> running fine for a long time (since 1995). The problem is that I can login
> as root on the server console, but nowhere else. I cannot login as root
> through telnet nor can I login as another user and su to root. It simply
> says Sorry.
You shouldn't log in as root directly with telnet! And to be able to su
to root when logged in as someone else, you have to put `someone else`
in the group wheel
Good luck!
>
> This would not be a problem except that since I have to do all root
> operations from the console, 1) I must be at the server and 2) I have to
> keep putting up with console messages that are displayed.
>
> If someone could tell me what permissions and/or configuration files need
> to be examined, I would be very appreciative.
>
> Thanks (in advance).
> Mr. D. M. Redmond
>
>
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