Re: [COMP] telnetting in as root

> Are you running slink?  You should be able to su with slink, I
> do it all the time for apt stuff.

potato

> > 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?
> >
>
> There's sudo as well I guess, but you should be able to su.
> What exact errors does it give?

wrong password... hum now that you mention it, i have some weird
characters in my password... that might be the problem :-(


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