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Cant telnet as root 2

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ratliffs

ratliffs

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Apr 24, 2003
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Running solaris 8. I dont remember which file to modify to allow root to use telnet. Thanks!
 
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It's [tt]/etc/default/login[/tt]. Read the comments for what to change.

Hope this helps!

 
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"to use telnet" ? Are you meaning you want to telnet to your Solaris 8 server ? If so.. PLEASE reconsider. Telnet is plain text and is inherently insecure.

SSH is your friend! Please be considerate to the rest of the world and don't let your server get hacked.
 
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It is highly recomended to NOT telnet as root remotely.
However if for any reason you want to do that, and you are aware of risks, just comment line CONSOLE=/dev/console in /etc/default/login
I'll advice you to use ssh

Tarek

 
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