however the file is /etc/securetty and using su is as bad as telnetting as root
if there is a packet sniffer on your network.
Cheerio
Robin
Sthitaprajna wrote:
> On 28 Jun 00, at 15:01, u.s.naganathan hello wrote:
>
> > I think by default linux machines dont allow root to log on using telnet. I
> > would like to know the details regarding the file to edit and the necessary
> > changes ,so that root can log on using telnet
>
> Telnetting as root can be dangerous and is off limits because of
> security reasons. You can telnet in as a unprivileged user and then
> su to become root on the system. Changing the security features
> towards lower limits is IMHO /bad/.
>
> -Rgds
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