Re: remote login to root

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Please excuse the newbie question.  This is my third day playing with
> linux.  When I telnet to my linux server, I am not able to login as
> root.
>
> Is this a security feature? 

Yes.

> How do I enable root to login remotely?

Log in as a non-root user, and type:

  su -

to switch to root.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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