On Thu, 15 Aug 1996, David J. Evans wrote:
> I've set up a test PC with Debian 1.1 and want to
> administer it remotely but am refused a telnet connection
> as root ... is there a way around this ? Do I have to give
> root privs. to a named user or can I enable telnet
> connections as root ?
I think it's a good idea not to let a privileged user log in (just in case
there is a security hole somewhere).
You can always telnet in as a normal user and use 'su' in order to get
root privileges. Like this:
**** BEGIN TELNET EXAMPLE ****
beta:~$ telnet rudi
Trying 141.14.130.66...
Connected to rudi.RZ-Berlin.MPG.DE.
Escape character is '^]'.
Linux 1.2.13 (rudi.RZ-Berlin.MPG.DE) (ttyp4)
rudi login: hok
Password:
Last login: Thu Aug 15 09:57:28 from :0.0
Linux 1.2.13.
Endless Loop: n., see Loop, Endless.
Loop, Endless: n., see Endless Loop.
-- Random Shack Data Processing Dictionary
Du bist mir doch der liebste, Heiko !
rudi:~$ su -
Password:
Welcome, your Highness!
rudi:~#
**** END TELNET EXAMPLE ****
Heiko
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