Can't SU to Root on Telent

[Tyler Gee]

Are you sure you want to be using telnet?  I know that you are not
worried about security but it is probably not a good habit to get
into.  You can just as easily set up ssh and use that and it can do
everything telnet can do.

My feeling is that telnet has probably disabled root always, no matter
what. That is how I would do it anyway.

-wtgee


On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:51:40 -0600, Adam <adam at jamradar.com> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Campbell" <freebsd at celestial.com>
> To: <freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent
> 
> > On Thu, Dec 16, 2004, Adam wrote:
> >
> > >I set up my first server and enabled telent.  It's all on a closed
> network
> > >so I'm not worried about security.  I just want to practice stuff.
> >
> > >When I try to login in a root with the correct password, I get "Login
> > >Incorrect".  I expect this is happening because 'root' isn't allowed
> remote
> > >access.
> >
> > >So when I login as a normal user, I try to "su" and I get "su: Sorry".
> Do
> > >I have to set some special permissions for this?
> >
> > Off the top of my head, I think you need to be a member of the
> > ``wheel'' group to su to root.
> >
> > Bill
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> I thought I set that up.  How do I check if a user is a member of wheel?  If
> not how do I add them to that group?
> 
> Thanks
> 
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