Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 13:41:04 -0600 (CST) From: Kevin Day <toasty@home.dragondata.com> To: ircadmin@shellnet.co.uk Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Telnet Root access Message-ID: <199712051941.NAA18863@home.dragondata.com> 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
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