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Date:      Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:26:38 +0100
From:      Cillian Sharkey <cillian@baker.ie>
To:        A Minkstein <andy0383@twcny.rr.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Root Login from Telnet?
Message-ID:  <37C1D8AE.238D5E7C@baker.ie>
References:  <000701beedb5$057d16e0$02c810b0@andy.twcny.rr.com>

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> A Minkstein wrote:
> 
> Is there anyway you can telnet to your UNIX box and Login as ROOT?

Yes but you should *not* telnet as root over the network ! Login
as a normal user then "su" to root..take a look at /etc/ttys if you
do want to allow root to login via telnet..

Cillian


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