On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 07:25:51AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 03:18:58PM -0000, Cristiano Tavares - SP wrote: > > Why doesn't my Debian system let me login with root? > > Because it's not bright. Log in as a normal user, and use su -m to > get root. Just be aware that telnet is a security disaster. Use ssh instead. IIRC, securetty(5) is what you should read; do ``tty'' at the command prompt, to get the name of a tty you are currently working on. Also, some people prefer sudo to su; it fits some tasks better. HTH, YMMW, HAND. Jan. -- Jan Minar "Please don't CC me, I'm subscribed." x 9
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