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Re: telnet acces for root ?



>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 


The way I handle this problem is log in under my account and type

        su root

Then it'll ask for the root password and bada-bing! You're root.

Hope this helps!
Tim


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