Jim, please don't get confused by the below.  Apparently lawson didn't
read your email very carefully.  You are talking about SAMBA he is
talking about telnet.  Two totally different things with unrelated
issues.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> RedHat reckons it's poor security to allow root login by telnet.  You
> can login with a user account and use su or sudo.  Or if you think root
> should be allowed to telnet to your box, add a few pseudo tty's to
> /etc/securetty:
> ttyp0
> ttyp1
> ...
> each telnet session occupies one of these, as do script and a few other
> things.
> 
> Lawson
>           >< Microsoft free environment
> 
> This mail client runs on Wine.  Your mileage may vary.
> 
> On Mon, 17 May 1999, Jim Woyach wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:       Jim Woyach
> > > Sent:       Monday, May 17, 1999 1:40 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject:    Samba problem
> > >
> > > HELP!!!
> > >
> > > I've installed redhat 5.2
> > >
> > > When I try to browse my linux box from win/98 I get a password
> prompt.
> > > I enter the root password but keep getting a password incorrect
> response
> > >
> > > ive entered my win/98 machine in /etc/hosts/ and created STATUS..LK
> > >
> > > any ideas what ive done wrong.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Jim
> >
> 
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