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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 09:24:22 -0500
From: Henrik Hudson <rhavenn@rhavenn.net>
To: dlavigne6@cogeco.ca
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: /etc/login.access
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Yes, the ttyv#  are virtual consoles/terminals. I believe the only true
"console" is when you drop her down to single user mode. I would add
ttyv0, etc... to your login.access and then also disable a few of them
in  /etc/ttys   if you don't want/need 8 terminals.

Henrik

On Sun, 21 Jul 2002 13:57:35 +0000 (UTC)
dlavigne6@cogeco.ca (Dru) wrote:

> 
> The manpage for login.access (as well as the comments in the file)
> indicate that
> 
> -:ALL EXCEPT wheel:console
> 
> should disallow console logins to all but a few accounts (those in
> wheel).
> 
> However, when I try this anyone can login to the console. If I
> substitute"ttyv0" for "console" it works. Am I missing something
> obvious (maybe the definition of console)?
> 
> Dru
> 
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