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Re: root access via telnet?



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On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, Michael Legart wrote:

> > Option 1, the usual way to do this: just telnet as an ordinary user,
> >           and then "su" to root.
> 
> Great! It was just something like that I was looking for ... I just 

Actually,  I recommend "sudo" ... since I started using it I haven't once
logged in as root .. it lets you run commands as root on a per-command
basis,  so I like it because it reduces the risk of accidentally running a
destructive command because you have to type "sudo" before everything ...

                     					Will

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