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Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 14:22:12 -0600 (CST)
From: Geoff Mohler <gemohler@tgn2.tgn.net>
To: Steven Fletcher <ircadmin@shellnet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Telnet Root access
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On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Steven Fletcher wrote:

> 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

Its happening because thats called security.

You should never ever telnet to a box as root, always force yourself (and 
others on your box) to maintain valid accounts to do all of thier work from.