Can't SU to Root on Telent

[Adam]

It looks like a bug in SSHTerm.  PuTTY logs in fine.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tyler Gee" <geekout at gmail.com>
To: "Adam" <adam at jamradar.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent


> If the server is freebsd all you have to do is put
>
> sshd_enable="YES"
>
> in /etc/rc.conf and then from any other computer you can ssh in.
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/openssh.html
>
> -wtgee
>
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:03:25 -0600, Adam <adam at jamradar.com> wrote:
> > I wsa having problems setting up ssh, I really have no idea on how SSH
works
> > and the tutorial I used wasn't working.  I don't know if it's my
terminual
> > (SSHTerm from 3sp dot com) or my server setup.  I just think I did
something
> > wrong.  I'm just trying to go fast here.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tyler Gee" <geekout at gmail.com>
> > To: "Adam" <adam at jamradar.com>
> > Cc: <freebsd at celestial.com>; <freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent
> >
> > > 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
> > > > > --
> > > > > INTERNET:   bill at Celestial.COM  Bill Campbell; Celestial Software
LLC
> > > > > UUCP:               camco!bill  PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way
> > > > > FAX:            (206) 232-9186  Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820;
(206)
> > > > 236-1676
> > > > > URL: http://www.celestial.com/
> > > > >
> > > > > Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the
> > usual
> > > > > way.  This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody
> > thinks of
> > > > > complaining.
> > > > >                 -- Jef Raskin http://jefraskin.com/
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org mailing list
> > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies
> > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org mailing list
> > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies
> > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"
> > > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org mailing list
> > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies
> > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to
"freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"
> > >
> >
> >
>