Re: [COMP] telnetting in as root

> i'd like to telnet in to my box and do certain root specific thins (like
> apt-get upgrade for my distro). I arleady figured out that's impossible
> :-) even when doing su. Now, is there a way to work around it? I dont
> want to give real root access via telnet, but is there a way to let one
> (1), user (me), do the 'su' thing?

Uhm, actually, you should be able to telnet as any user, and 'su' to root.
Try passing 'su -' or 'su root' instead of just 'su.'  The only thing to
consider is the settings in /etc/securrety, the file that determines which
tty's root is able to login on- but that still shouldn't affect the su
capability.

And here's the obligatory note about telnet: it's extremely insecure, as
everything is sent across the network in plain text.  Use ssh. :)

John



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