Unable to logon as root from remote client

[gameslover987 at yahoo.com (Bob)]

Hi,

Thanks and are appreciated.

--
BB


--- Jeff Kinz <jkinz at kinz.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 10:19:31AM -0700, Bob wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I forget which file that I need to modify in order
> to
> > allow root has access from remote client. I know
> > should not be allow root to have access because of
> > security risk.
> 
> Add psuedo ttys to /etc/securetty so the file looks
> like this:
> psuedo ttys are the ones beginning with "pts", this
> file has from 
> pts1 thru pts20
> 
> vc/1
> vc/2
> vc/3
> vc/4
> vc/5
> vc/6
> vc/7
> vc/8
> vc/9
> vc/10
> vc/11
> tty1
> tty2
> tty3
> tty4
> tty5
> tty6
> tty7
> tty8
> tty9
> tty10
> tty11
> pts/1
> pts/2
> pts/3
> pts/4
> pts/5
> pts/6
> pts/7
> pts/8
> pts/9
> pts/10
> pts/11
> pts/12
> pts/13
> pts/14
> pts/15
> pts/16
> pts/17
> pts/18
> pts/19
> pts/20
> 
> 
> -- 
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> jkinz at kinz.org
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