Re: get root on a remote Host

[ken]

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:56:30 +0100 Lado <newsforlado@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi!
> Ich use emacs 22. I use Tramp over ssh to edit my files on remote
> Hosts very often. From time to time i need to get root on a remote
> host. There is no Problem to get root on the localhost with /su::, but
> i was not able to find any solution how to get root on a localhost.
> P.S.
> i can not login as root on a remote host, because ssh root login are
> not permitted.
> 
> Thank you!

Use ssh to log into the remote host as a regular user.  Then su to root.
Then either (1) fire up emacs either in a terminal (non-X) or (2) set up
your local machine as an X server and launch emacs on the remote
machine but using the display variable of the local machine.

hth,
ken

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