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From: Kevin Day <toasty@home.dragondata.com>
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Subject: Re: Telnet Root access
In-Reply-To: <01bd01aa$f4f35de0$09d181c2@user2.shellnet.co.uk> from Steven Fletcher at "Dec 5, 97 06:24:00 pm"
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> I've just installed FreeBSD 2.2.5 via FTP, and I can telnet into the machine
> using any other user than root. The prompt simply says that the login fails,
> but any other users is OK. I've check capitalisation, but I'm not sure why
> this is happening.
> 
> If anyone has any ideas, please reply
> 
> Thanks.
> Steven Fletcher
> steven@shellnet.co.uk
> 
> 
> 

You can't telnet in as root, as pty's aren't considered 'secure'.

You have to telnet in as a user, then su.

Kevin