Re: Telnet...

[awoodby tir com]

For security reasons you cannot telnet into a unix machine as root
(without modifications to an /etc/ file, HIGHLY not recommended)

Just log in as a user, and 'su -' to become root.

What telnet program are you using, the built-in win95 one?  Most
terminal programs termtype will be detected.  I don't recognize the
prompting for hostname and port though?  wait... this is for your telnet
program, ah, then yes, you are correct.

--alex


Brad . wrote:
> 
> I have installed a RedHat 5.1 box on out Windows network and I have been
> unable to get it to appear correctly to Windows.
> 
> However, I have been able to use Telnet from a Windows box to access it
> and log in as a user. I cannot log in as root from Telnet though. It
> just comes up, "login incorrect" but I can log in as root on the Linux
> box itself.
> 
> Does anyone know why this is?
> 
> Also, when I start Telnet and try to connect, it prompts me for
> Hostname, Port & Termtype. I have just used the defaults - being IP
> address, telnet & vt100. Is this correct? Where is the terminal type and
> port set up in Linux?
> 
> Regards,
> Brad
> 
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