Troy,
First thing I'd do is "file /bin/login" and make sure it is
an executable and *NOT* a shell script!
Check the date and size on the file.
Do you have a file called /etc/usertty ?
If so, what's in it?
Maybe need to reinstall util-linux ?
I'm not gonna quote versions 'cause I'm on 4.1.
Rick
On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Troy Jacobson wrote:
> I have a Redhat 4.2 system that has been running fine for about a year now.
>
> Then two days ago, it started to refuse root logins from anywhere, remote
> or console.
>
> I get the message "root login refused on this terminal". As this is
> usually a securetty file problem, that is the first place I looked. The
> securetty file was not changed from when it worked, and I also tried to
> remove it with no success.
>
> I can use su to gain root access.
>
> What's up?
>
> Thanks
> Troy
>
>
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