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From: fred@lightside.net (Fred Condo)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Root Access
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 17:38:39 -0700
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In article <33A0DBC3.3098@v-m.com>, marcin@v-m.com wrote:

>I would like to be able to access my freeBSD server from outside..How do
>I unable Root access from the outside using Telnet...
>
>Please reply by email
>
>marcin@v-m.com
>
>Thanks

You can't login directly as root over telnet, but any user in the wheel
group can su to root. Edit /etc/group to add the accounts you wish to have
root access to the wheel group.

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