Tim,
This is like a ghost from the past coming back to haunt me.
I think that the inability to login as "root" is a feature. Maybe there is a
/dev/console which can login as root and probably has some additional fields in
its inittab entry.
There is probably some file such as /etc/ttys or /etc/ttydefs that informs Linux
where root can/cannot login.
Under Unix about 10+ years ago, I had to disable login for serial port(s) on
RISC-based workstations for use w. a printer or plotter. With the SGI, for example,
by default the (only) serial port was set up as a potential dial up line where one
could login as non-root. Even in this case, I think that you can "su" and get root
capabilities.
Rodney
Timothy Bolz wrote:
> Ok, I'm having too much fun. :-) I have one problem. I can't log on as root.
> Any suggestions. I can log on as any user but not root. :-( Any suggestions?
> Thanks
> Tim
