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From: Alec Kloss <alec@d2si.com>
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Subject: Re: Root logins...
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19970513135409.00914610@bl-mail1.corpeast.baynetworks.com> from Tom Kiblin at "May 13, 97 01:54:09 pm"
To: Tom_Kiblin@BayNetworks.COM (Tom Kiblin)
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 13:39:33 -0500 (CDT)
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Tom Kiblin is responsible for:
> How does one enable Root logins from locations other than the console?  I
> just want to be able to telnet from any machine in our network and login as
> root.
> 
> I've changed the login.access in /etc, but it still doesn't work.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom
> 
> 
                [stuff deleted]
As I recall, you'll have to edit /etc/ttys and add "secure" after all
the pseudo terminals.  Personally, not allowing remote root logins is
a nice security feature and I'd hesitate from disabling it.  It is
somewhat safer to login as whoever you actually are and then su to
root.