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To: Edwin Woudt <edwin-ml@woudt.nl>
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Subject: Re: root access on telnet
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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


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