On Sat, 23 Jun 2001, Leo Martinez wrote:
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> /etc/securetty and add this: pts/0, pts/1 and pts/2. I did already, but
> it didn't work. Is there another way allow the root to telnet the linux
> box?
> �
it might be possible for the telnet server (sometimes in.telnetd in
/usr/sbin) compiled to reject logging in as root completely.
IMHO, it is also a bad idea to log in as root even in the console itself.
What we do here is login as ordinary users then use sudo to those who need
root privileges.
hth,
-mark
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