Re: [expert] Remote Access of Root

[Cecil Watson]

You cannot telnet in as root.  Telnet in as a regular user the su to root.
Even better USE SSH.  SSH encrypts the connection and allows root log in!
----- Original Message -----

> I have Mandrake 7.1 up and running and for maintenance purposes I want to
> log on remotely as root for telnet and ftp from another system.
>
> Right now this seems to be defeated by the system. Can I change this?
>