Re: [pwink@ibm.net: telnet does not allow login as "root"]
> The server is running Debian 1.3.1. I am not able to telnet into the
> server and login as "root", I can however telnet and login as other
> users. I can also ftp and login as root.
It is because of security reasons, sending your root password through a
network is not really safe... The solution is in the package ssh, which
provides a strong encryption. It's a non-US package, so exporting it from
the US is illegal, etc. If you're not in the US, download it from
somewhere else. Read the notices that come with the package, e.g. in
France it's not allowed to use w/o a special permit, etc.
Good luck,
jabberwock
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