Very Computer

Howdy,
When I telnet to my server, Freebsd3.4, and try to run commands such as
vipw, reboot, halt, etc, I recieve the message, "command not found."
However, at the machine, I can run these commands.

Thanks,
Robert

If you aren't telnetting in as root(which you shouldn't be doing), then
those commands probably aren't in your path.  

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Quote:> When I telnet to my server, Freebsd3.4, and try to run commands such as
> vipw, reboot, halt, etc, I recieve the message, "command not found."
> However, at the machine, I can run these commands.

   You need to run `su' when you log in (and you should generally
be using ssh* for this sort of thing!) to become root, who can
then run those commands.

[*] You can install that from /stand/sysinstall or from
    /usr/ports/security/ssh (from that directory, type `make
    install')

Generally commands such as these are in /sbin or /usr/sbin
You will generally not be able to use reboot halt etc. unless you have
access to these commands.
Either login as a normal user and su up to root (man su) or setup
sudo to allow the normal user you're logging in as to run (man sudo)

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