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Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: Chaloner Hale on September 21, 2001, 03:36:30 AM

Title: SME 5 and Telnet login
Post by: Chaloner Hale on September 21, 2001, 03:36:30 AM

I have the new package up and running with no trouble at all on an HP Vectra dual PPro with 256mb and 9gb SCSI. I can login as root or admin on the server with no problem. From a workstation, I can logon as admin and the config menu comes up. If I try to logon as root, I simply cannot get in. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Chal

Title: Re: SME 5 and Telnet login
Post by: Ed on September 21, 2001, 05:44:10 AM

Generally root is not allow to telnet into the server.
There is a configuration file in /etc that says what
tty's can have a root login.

You have two options,
1. Login as admin and then su
2. Use ssh.  You can ssh into the server as root.

ed

Title: Re: SME 5 and Telnet login
Post by: Chaloner Hale on September 21, 2001, 08:06:19 PM

Well on the previous version I could. Also, if I login as admin, I get the console. I could logon as a regular user perhaps after changing the default shell in /etc/passwd.

Thanks for the reply....