From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 16 07:30:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81F2716A4CE for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 07:30:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B086443D31 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 07:29:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1])i7G7TnbC080360 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:29:49 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id i7G7TmUe080359; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:29:48 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew) Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:29:48 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: "Jay O'Brien" Message-ID: <20040816072948.GB79605@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , Jay O'Brien , FreeBSD - questions References: <41200C8D.8000907@att.net> <20040815215650.6dd9309d.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <4120289C.1090401@att.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="8P1HSweYDcXXzwPJ" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4120289C.1090401@att.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Greylist: Message not sent from an IPv4 address, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.5.3 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [0.0.0.0]); Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:29:49 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version devel-20040705, clamav-milter version 0.74a on smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.64 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk cc: FreeBSD - questions Subject: Re: root access to ftp, telnet X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 07:30:00 -0000 --8P1HSweYDcXXzwPJ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Aug 15, 2004 at 08:23:08PM -0700, Jay O'Brien wrote: > Bill Moran wrote: > > Jay O'Brien wrote: > >>After I first connect via telnet as a user and attempt su,=20 > >>the response is "you are not in the correct group (wheel)=20 > >>to su root." > > Add the user to the wheel group who you want to be able su. > Thanks; I found /etc/group and edited the wheel line. Now I can=20 > telnet in and su to root. I see it was that way on the old=20 > setup. I must have added my user name to wheel when I set it=20 > up the first time, but I didn't document that selection, so I=20 > didn't repeat it when rebuilding. Eeek! You do realise you've just sent the root password across your network in plain text? Maybe your network is completely secure and you aren't running a risk by doing that, but on the whole it's a really bad idea. Get into the habit of using ssh(1) routinely for your own peace of mind, if nothing else. You can also replace ftp(1) for many purposes by scp(1) or rsync(1) (from the net/rsync port), both of which operate over ssh(1). Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --8P1HSweYDcXXzwPJ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBIGJsiD657aJF7eIRAhgzAKCDYDkbPiDJqiiRTt8PhuNzS73EPACdGOtp FJylMBjISjbRMvrmGkmshtk= =FgsS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --8P1HSweYDcXXzwPJ--