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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:54:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kevin Crossway <crossway@fang.cs.sunyit.edu>
To: Andrew_Werner/SSW/Lotus@lotus.com
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Subject: Re: remote root console
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Hi
Did you try editing the /etc/ttys file.
Like this!

ttyp0   none                    network secure
ttyp1   none                    network secure
ttyp2   none                    network secure

put "secure" at the end of terms line and you will be able to login as
root from a remote computer without having to su.
Kevin
"Le silence 'eternel de ces espaces infinis m'effraye" 
							Blaise Pascal


On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 Andrew_Werner/SSW/Lotus@lotus.com wrote:

> I'm really sorry about this, I didn't clarify enough I suppose.  I want to
> be able to log in to root directly instead of as another super user.  This
> will be crucial as not everyone who will be using this box will have an
> account on it. And I only want them to use root as their login instead of
> being another user.
> 
>                                          -A.J. Werner
> 
> 
>      > I used to be on this list and back in March and April I saw a post
> about
>      > how it is possible to gain root from a login elsewhere than the
> console
>      > itself.  How is this done? I can't remember how to do this.  Any
> help you
>      > have would be appreciated.
> 
> 
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