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Wouldn't 'su -' work better?!

--David

At 01:26 AM 10/7/2002 +1000, you wrote:
>ok Geoff's suggestion was a far better way of doing things.
>especially from a security stand point.
>just telnet ip address
>login with your normal user account and then type su with no
>parameters You'll be prompted for a password. type yer root password and
>bingo.
>
>--
>Shaun Oliver
>
>  It's multiple choice time...
>       What is FORTRAN?
>       a: Between thre and fiv tran.
>       b: What two computers engage in before they interface.
>       c: Ridiculous.
>
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