On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 07:22:23AM -0500, Dustin Coates wrote:
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> From: Erik Norgaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 28 September 2006 09:42
> To: Jim Borland
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: Re: Can't log in a root fro
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Borland
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Subject: RE: Can't log in a root from anywhere but the console s
2006 09:42
To: Jim Borland
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: Can't log in a root from anywhere but the console screen.
Jim Borland wrote:
> I want to use a PC to telnet to the freeBSD server and login as root
> but it won't let me! Can you help? I can login as a normal
Jim Borland wrote:
I want to use a PC to telnet to the freeBSD server and login as root but
it won't let me! Can you help? I can login as a normal user just not as
root, I can't key in su to get in as superuser either.
1) Don't use telnet, use ssh, for security.
2) Are you in the wheel group?