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Date:      Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:50:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com>
To:        Rainer Haape <0531237290-0001@t-online.de>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: login-problems]
Message-ID:  <Pine.UW2.3.95.970721104131.6194A-100000@cedb>
In-Reply-To: <33D33864.41974BC7@T-Online.de>

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On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Rainer Haape wrote:
> login_getclass: unknown class ´root´

I'll send you a copy of /etc/login.conf
> 
> when login fails the message is:
> 
> LOGIN refused (NOROOT) from machinename on TTY tty...

Good :)
> 
> What have I done wrong?

Nothing really.  You're not allowing root access other than from
the console.  That is good.  Create a normal user, add them to
group wheel.  Login as that user and then su whenever you need
to do something as root.

Dan
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