Ah! how are you trying to get in? Is the method "approved" in /etc/securetty and/or /etc/ssh/sshd_config (latter location is for my SuSE system)
Make sure that sshd_config has a line similar to: PermitRootLogin yes -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Applications & Solutions Team This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Pinion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 3:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: password for root on Gentoo for S/390 > > > I don't think it's a problem with the wrong password for > root. I copied the passwd, passwd-, and shadow files from > the driving system and I still get "login incorrect". I > tried another ID I setup on my driving system and that works. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
