On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 03:41:28PM +0100, Vincent Couvreur wrote: > I use Redhat 8.0 > When i want to telnet my server with the user root, it says me that it' s a "Login > incorrect". > > But when i use another user, it's ok. > > I know it's for a pb of security, but can you tell me how to do it. > > Thanks
yep, definitely a no-no. Anyone running tcpdump or ethereal or any one of dozens of linux or Windows packet sniffers can snatch your root password off the LAN. If your not worried about that then add the names of the tty lines you wish to be able to login as root from to the file /etc/securetty The file can look like this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cat /etc/securetty vc/1 vc/2 vc/<N> .. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
