Permissions Question

[L. Adrian Griffis]

On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Seth Dimbert wrote:
> OK - I know I'm missing something.
> 
> I got the Linux Box set up and know that I'm not supposed to use it as root.
> 
> So, I created a login for myself, then another with ownership of the web
> directories.
> 
> But now the box is back with the other servers and I connect to it via
> telnet and ftp. And now, since I want to install FrontPage Extensions, I
> need to upload files to usr/local, which I can't do. Then, to run the
> install script, I'll need to login as root, which I can't do via telnet.
> 
> What am I missing?

Log in as a normal user, and then 'su' to root.  Type 'su' and return at
the shell prompt.  It will prompt you for roots password.  Type in root's
password, press return, and you will have a root shell.

Adrian