Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 22:08:42 -0500 (EST) From: Andriss <andriss@argate.com> To: Edwin Woudt <edwin-ml@woudt.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, sanne@portalinc.com Subject: Re: root access on telnet Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980818220746.14119A-100000@tasam.com> In-Reply-To: <E0z8yJP-0001MN-00@cal007109.student.utwente.nl>
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>> hello, >> >> I have a question how can I enable a telnet using root account ???? > >You can't login as root directly, but you have to make a new user and >put it in group wheel. Then after you log in as this user you can >type 'su', enter the root password et voila: you are root. > >Edwin > Telnet is very insecure though, why don't you try ssh instead? Besides, ssh lets you login as root and encrypts your session. Andriss To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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