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From: Robert Schrem <robert.schrem@××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] How to allow su and ssh access
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:29:27
Message-Id: 01012515305800.13519@pc-linux-r03
1 >> I'am wondering where to locate the 'switch' to allow
2 >> users (at least myself) to use the su command to get
3 >> temporary root rights.
4
5 > You must add the users to the wheel group in /etc/groups
6
7 Wow! This worked out - you just have to know it,
8 otherwise you search for a while...
9
10 >> Also I would like to be able to
11 >> login as root via ssh. This is obviously blocked
12 >> somewhere in the configuration files.
13
14 > Normaly this is only blocked if you have no root password.
15
16 The authentification works, but the connection is
17 aborted immediatly. I will try to solve the puzzle
18 with the help of Jerry's hints...
19
20 Thanxxx!

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Re: [gentoo-dev] How to allow su and ssh access 320095285153-0001@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger)